Background
Buren, John Van was born on February 10, 1810 in Kinderhook, New York, United States. Son of Martin and Hannah (Hoes) Van Buren.
Buren, John Van was born on February 10, 1810 in Kinderhook, New York, United States. Son of Martin and Hannah (Hoes) Van Buren.
Graduated from Yale.
Admitted to Albany (New York) bar, 1831. Attache American legation, London, England., 1831, nicknamed “Prince John” and “Young Fox” by American press Member “Albany Regency,” 1834.
Law examiner, Albany, also law partner of James McKnown, 1837-1845.
Attorney general (Democrat) New York, 1845, prosecuted anti-rent cases. Attorney in famous Edwin Forrest divorce suit.
Lobbyist New York Legislature, denounced Fugitive Slave Law. Delegate to nearly all Democratic state conversations, 1836-1848.
Wrote pamphlet “The Syracuse Convention,” 1847.
An organizer “Barnburners,” splinter party of Democratic Party, New York, 1843-1848. Supported compromise measures of 1850.
Member “Albany Regency,” 1834.
Married Elizabeth Vanderpoel, June 22, 1841, 1 daughter, Anna.