Born: 5 December 1782 · Died: 24 July 1862 · Age at death: 79
How old was Martin Van Buren when he died?
Martin Van Buren died aged 79. He was born on 5 December 1782 and died on 24 July 1862.
Eighth US President, the first born a US citizen, who helped build the Democratic Party and faced the Panic of 1837
Did you know?He was the first US president to be born as an American citizen rather than a British subject.
Quick facts
Date of birth5 December 1782
Date of death24 July 1862
Age at death79
Cause of deathHeart failure
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceKinderhook, United States
Occupationpolitician, lawyer, diplomat
Editor's Take:
Van Buren was a master of political organisation, nicknamed the Little Magician. He helped build the modern Democratic Party and the party machine that carried Andrew Jackson to power. As president he faced the Panic of 1837, a financial crisis that cost him re-election. In later life he ran for president on an anti-slavery platform. His home in Kinderhook, Lindenwald, is now a national historic site.
Key Milestones
1829: Secretary of State – under Jackson
1833: Vice-president – Jackson
1837: President – inaugurated
1837: Panic – economic crisis
Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. He co-founded the Democratic Party with Andrew Jackson and became Jackson's vice president from 1833 to 1837.
Martin Van Buren's birthday is December 5. He was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, United States.
How old was Martin Van Buren when he died?
Martin Van Buren died on July 24, 1862, aged 79.
Who shares a birthday with Martin Van Buren?
Famous people who share Martin Van Buren's December 5 birthday include Walt Disney, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Werner Heisenberg, Julius II and Józef Piłsudski.
