Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose ..

Born: December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York... Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson, who in turn rewarded Van Buren with cabinet positions and the vice presidency.

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington ... Born in 1782 to a tavern-keeping family in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren had little schooling but made himself a lawyer, rising to the heights ...