Career of Martin Van Buren - Law, Politician, Statesman
New York State Senator, 1813-15
New York Attorney-General, 1815-19
United States Senator, 1821-29
Governor of New York, 1829
Secretary of State, 1829-1831 (under Jackson)
Minister to England, 1831
Vice President, 1833-1837 (under Jackson)
Place of Death - Martin Van Buren died on July 24, 1862 in New York
Next President: President William Harrison

Major events in the biography of President Martin Van Buren
In 1838 More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forced to march from Georgia to Oklahoma Indian Territory. Approximately 4,000 died from starvation and disease along the “Trail of Tears.” A founder of the Democratic Party.

Facts and History in the biography of President Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was State Senator and Attorney General. Martin Van Buren was then governor of New York (1828–1829) but resigned to become Jackson's secretary of state. In 1832, Van Buren became vice president and in 1836 became President. He supported the anti-slavery Democrats.

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Martin Van Buren

• Description of President Martin Van Buren - Height 5 feet 6 inches

• Described as "a little squirt"
• Martin Van Buren had large mutton-chop sideburns
• Martin Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen as his predecessors all were born before the Declaration of Independence and therefore born British subjects
• Martin Van Buren Age at Inauguration - 54 years old
• Age at Death - 79 years old
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Martin Van Buren

President Coin or President Dollar Bill
The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. Martin Van Buren has not appeared on any currency.