John Van Buren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Van Buren

American lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1810

Place of Birth: Hudson, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1866

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About John Van Buren

  • John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) was a United States lawyer, official and politician.
  • In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1847. A son of Hannah (nĂ©e Hoes) and Martin Van Buren, John Van Buren graduated from Yale University, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1830.
  • He served as secretary of the U.S.
  • legation when Martin Van Buren was US Minister to Britain in 1831 and 1832, after which he practiced law in Albany, New York.
  • He returned to England in from 1838 to 1839, and attended the Coronation of Queen Victoria.
  • Van Buren served as New York's attorney general from 1845 to 1847, and was the chief prosecutor of the leaders of the Anti-Rent War. Van Buren later practiced law in New York City, where he developed a reputation as an effective trial attorney, with his memory for details and oratorical skills making him a formidable courtroom advocate.
  • In 1848, Van Buren led the Barnburners—New York Democrats opposed to the election of Lewis Cass as president on the grounds that he was too friendly to slavery.
  • Van Buren persuaded his father to run as the candidate of the Barnburners and the Free Soil Party in order to defeat Cass; Martin Van Buren won enough votes in New York to enable Zachary Taylor to defeat Cass and win the presidency. In Van Buren's later years he traveled extensively; he died aboard ship while en route from England to New York, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.

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