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Concise Biography & Facts About
President Martin Van Buren
Eighth President - Martin Van Buren
Lifespan - 1782 - 1862
Place of Birth - Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782
Term as President - 1837-1841
Political Party - Democrat
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Richard M. Johnson
Religion - Reformed Dutch
Martin Van Buren, Military Experience - In the military but who saw no action
Name of Wife - Martin Van Buren was married to Hannah
Hoes
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
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 about President Martin Van Buren
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Description of President
Martin Van Buren -
Height 5 feet 6 inches
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Described as "a little squirt"
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Martin had large mutton-chop sideburns
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He was the first president born an American citizen as his
predecessors all were born before the Declaration of Independence
and therefore born British subjects
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Age
at Inauguration - 54 years old
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Age
at Death - 79 years old
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Presidential Facts and Trivia about Martin Van Buren
President Coin or President Dollar Bill
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Presidential Money. 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.
President
Martin Van Buren and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787)
Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without
explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have
therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S.
Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.
Facts about
Eligibility
Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold
office.
Facts
about Term of Office
Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four
years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower,
limits the this to two terms)
President's
Executive Oath of Office
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Facts about Main Presidential Duties
and power
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Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States
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In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United
States
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Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation)
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Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it.
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Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.
Facts
about Presidential judicial power
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Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court.
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Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law — except in a case of impeachment.
Facts
about Presidential power in foreign affairs
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Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations.
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To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur).
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To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
The
US Constitution and all of the President's duties have been conducted by
Presidents, including Martin Van Buren,
since 1787. For more facts, information, trivia and a biography of each
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