Martin Van Buren By Golfingpenguin0108 Jan 1, 1777 Derike Van Buren was born Period: Jan 1, 1777 to Dec 31, 1876 Martin Van Buren Timeline of Martin Van Buern's life Oct 17, 1780 Richard Johnson (Van Buren's vice president) was born Dec 5, 1782 Matin Van Buren was born Mar 8, 1783 Hannah Hoes Van Buren was born Jan 1, 1786 Lawrence Van Buren (Martin's brother) was born Nov 27, 1807 Martin Van Buren's son Abraham was born Feb 18, 1810 Martin Van Buren's son John was born Jan 1, 1816 Martin Van Buren became New York's Attorney General Jan 1, 1817 Martin Van Buren's son Smith Thompson was born Feb 5, 1819 Martin Van Buren's wife Hannah Van Buren died Jan 1, 1833 Martin Van Buren became vice president to Andrew Jackson Mar 4, 1837 Martin Van Buren became president May 10, 1837 The Economic Panic of 1837 began Mar 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren left office May 28, 1844 Martin Van Buren was a losing democratic candidate Nov 7, 1848 Martin Van Buren lost his reelection Jul 24, 1862 Martin Van Buren died Oct 13, 1866 Martin Van Buren's son John died Mar 15, 1873 Martin Van Buren's son Abraham died Feb 10, 1876 Martin Van Buren's son Smith Thompson died