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Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was a U.S. Senator and governor of New York, and one of the founders of the Democratic Party. Under Andrew Jackson, Van Buren served as Secretary of State, Minister to England and…

Martin Van Buren Biography

Martin Van BurenBorn: 12/5/1782Birthplace: Kinderhook, N.Y. Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, at Kinderhook, N.Y. After graduating from the village school, he became a law clerk,…

Inman, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Inman, Henry, 1801–46, American portrait, genre, and landscape painter, b. Yorkville, N.Y., studied with John Wesley Jarvis. He was a founder and first vice president of the National…

Kinderhook

(Encyclopedia) KinderhookKinderhookkĭnˈdərh&oobreve;kˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 1,293), Columbia co., SE N.Y.; settled before the Revolution, inc. 1838. Richard Upjohn designed St. Paul's Church…

Poinsett, Joel Roberts

(Encyclopedia) Poinsett, Joel RobertsPoinsett, Joel Robertspoinˈsĕt [key], 1779–1851, American diplomat and politician, b. Charleston, S.C. In 1810 he was sent as a special commissioner to South…

Martin VAN BUREN, Congress, NY (1782-1862)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1828 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Jacksonian VAN BUREN Martin , a Senator from New York, a Vice President and 8th President of the United States…

Johnson, Richard Mentor

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780–1850, Vice President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kentucky, on the site of present Louisville. Admitted (1802) to the bar, he became prominent in…