Martin Van Buren
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 Martin Van Buren facts

• A member of the Democratic Party, he served in a number of senior roles, including eighth Vice President (1833–37) and tenth Secretary of State (1829–31), both under Andrew Jackson
• Van Buren's inability as president to deal with the deep economic depression following the Panic of 1837 and with the surging Whig Party led to his defeat in the 1840 election
• Of Dutch ancestry, Van Buren learned early to interact with people from multiple ethnic, income, and societal groups, which he used to his advantage as a political organizer
• A meticulous dresser, he could mingle in upper class society as well as in saloon environments like the tavern his father ran
• A delegate to a political convention at age 18, he quickly moved from local to state politics, gaining fame both as a political organizer and an accomplished lawyer
• Elected to the Senate by the state legislature in 1821, Van Buren supported William H
• Crawford for president in the 1824 election, but by 1828 had come to support General Andrew Jackson
• Van Buren was a major supporter and organizer for Jackson in the 1828 election
• Jackson was elected, and made Van Buren Secretary of State
• During Jackson's eight years as president, Van Buren was a key advisor, and built the organizational structure for the coalescing Democratic Party, particularly in New York