Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), was born on December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York. A skilled politician and key ...
He won a decisive victory over Lewis Cass, the Democratic candidate, and Martin Van Buren, the Free Soil Party candidate. Domestic Policies and Compromise ...
He ran as the Whig Party's candidate in the presidential election of 1840, facing incumbent President Martin Van Buren. The Whigs presented Harrison as a ...
