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Interesting Facts For Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. Before becoming the president, he was the eighth vice president from 1833 to 1837, and the 10th Secretary of State under President Andrew Johnson. |
Here are some interesting facts about Martin Van Buren, who only held one term of presidency.
- He was the first president who was born an American citizen. All previous presidents were born before the American Revolution as British subjects.
- He was of Dutch descent and his mother tongue was Dutch. This made him the first president not to have English as his mother tongue.
- The term "It's OK" is credited to Martin Van Buren, who grew up in Kinderhook, New York. When he joined politics, he was nicknamed Old Kinderhook which soon got abbreviated OK. People would use the term Is it OK when talking about Van Buren and thus, the word Okay was derived from this term.
- He was the only incumbent president to ever run for re-election without a vice president.
- Martin Van Buren is related Theodore Roosevelt. He was his third cousin twice removed.
- He tried to stand for re-election three times unsuccessfully.
- There is no mention of his wife in his autobiography.
- In the 4 years that he was president, he took his salary after finishing his term in a lump sum amount of $100,000.
- Van Buren had two tiger cubs as pets.
- His favorite sport was riding horses.
- Martin Van Buren was named after his grandfather, who had the same name.
- When he was the vice president, Martin Van Buren chaired the Senate with loaded pistols.
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Martin Van Buren Presidency
 Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. He was born in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782. He grew up in a poor family and used to help his father in his tavern. He studied at the local school and finished his formal education at the age 14 after which he studied law. He was admitted in to the Bar in 1803. More..
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