USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), after serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Martin Van Buren most known for? Van Buren became known for being a shrewd politician. He earned the nicknames “Little Magician” and the “Red Fox” for his cunning politics. He was unable to get elected to a second term as president, however, when a financial panic hit the country and the stock market crashed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Martin Van Buren, (born December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York, U.S.-died July 24, 1862, Kinderhook), eighth president of the United States (1837–41) and one of the founders of the Democratic Party.

Detailed explanation-4: -Van Buren won the presidency in 1836, lost re-election in 1840, and failed to win the Democratic nomination in 1844. Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and an important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election.