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MARTIN VAN  BUREN,

Martin Van Buren, eighth President of
the United States: born at Kinderhook, New
York, 5th of December, 1782; died at Kinder-
hook, 24th of July, 1862. He was eminent in
his State both as a lawyer and as a Democratic
politician; was an adroit party manager and
often styled the "Little Magician." He was
admitted to the bar in 1803; became surrogate
1808; entered the New
2, and was re-elected to
3 attorney-general of New
vas United States senator
1-28; was an influential
member of the New York State consitutional
convention in 1821; was governor of New York,
1828-29; was secretary of state under Presi¬
dent Jackson, 1829-31; was sent as minister
to Great Britain in 1831, but soon returned,

by the United States Senate; was elected
with Jackson for the latter's second term,
serving as Vice-President, 1833-37; was
elected as Democratic candidate for Presi¬
dent in 1836 and served 1837-41. During
his administration the country was troubled by
the disastrous financial panic of 1837. Among
the important features of his administration
were the establishment of the independent
treasury system, for which Mr. Van Buren
deserved great credit, and the pre-emption
law. Mr. Van Buren was again candidate for
President in 1840 but was defeated by General
William Henry Harrison. He was an un¬
successful candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President in 1844; and the
unsuccessful candidate '^f the Free-soil party
for President in 1848,
 

WILLIAM  HENRY   HARRISON,

William Henry Harrison, ninth President
of the United States: born at Berkeley, Charles
City County, Virginia, 9th of February, 1773;
died at Washington, D. C, 4th of April, 184J.
He was the son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer
of the Declaration of Independence; was edu¬
cated at Hampden Sidney College; entered
the army, and fought at Wayne's victory of
1794. In 1798 he became secretary of the
Northwest Territory, and in 1799-1800 repre¬
sented that Territory in Congress; was gover¬
nor of the new Indiana Territory in 1800; was
still governor when the Indian outbreak
occurred, and his victory at Tippecanoe,
November 7, 1811, gave him national promi¬
nence. In the war of 1812 he was major-gen¬
eral, first of Kentucky mihtia, and then in the
regular army. He defended Fort Meigs against
the British in 1813, and achieved his second
military triumph by defeating Proctor and
Tecumseh at the battle of the Thames. He was
a member of Congress from Ohio, 1816-19;
was United States senator, 1825-28; was
made  United  States   minister   to  Colombia,
 

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the Whig candidate for President in 1836. In
December, 1839, the Whig party again put
him forward as candidate for the presidency
against Mr. Van Buren. The campaign of
which the slogan was "Tippecanoe and
Tyler, too," was one of enthusiastic demon¬
stration for the "log cabin and hard cider"
candidate and he succeeded president Van
Buren on March 4, 1841. He held office
but one month, falling a victim to the fatigue
incident to the campaign and the clamor of
office seekers,