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Martin was born to Maria Hoes Van Buren and Abraham Van Buren. He was born in Kinderhook, New York. He was the first president to not be born British.
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Martin Van Buren married his cousin, Hannah Hoes, which he eventually ended up having four children with. two of his children would end up serving in their father's cabinet.
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Martin Van Buren was elected New York State Senate for the first term.
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Martin as appointed as New York's attorney general. This proved that he was an adept politician.
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Even though Martin's wife, Hannah, had died, Martin still pursued his political dreams and became the United States Senate.
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Martin Van Buren and a few other Democratic politicians created a group that was based off of the idea of a minimalist government. This group was named the Democrats later on in time.
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Martin Van Buren as elected governor of New York, therefore he gave up his spot as the United States Senate. This arrangement didn't last very long though because a few months later Andrew Jackson asked Martin to be his secretary of state when he won his presidency.
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After Andrew Jackson's 2 term presidency, Martin Van Buren was nominated to be president and a year later, he defeated his opponents at the Whig Party.
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Martin became the 8th president of the United States. During his presidency he faced many significant challenges that earned him the nickname "Martin Van Ruin".
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Martin was nominated for a second term of presidency but due to the struggles that came up in his first presidency, he was not elected president again.
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Martin went back to Kinderhook, the place he was born, after traveling extensively and died at the age of 79. He was buried in Kinderhook Cemetery.