Life of Martin Van Buren (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Life of Martin Van Buren The Ancestors of Martin Van Buren, on the side of both father and mother, were among the early emigrants from Holland, to that part of this Continent now forming the State of New York. The family have always resided iii the old settlement, or town of Kinderhook, in Columbia county, on the east bank of the Hudson river. Abraham Van Buren, the father of the President, was a farmer in moderate circumstances, an upright and an intelligent man, whose virtuous conduct and amiable temper, enabled him (as such qualities are apt to do) to pass through a long life, almost without contention or controversy. His mother was a woman remarkable for her good sense and agreeable manners. She was twice married, Mr. Van Buren being her second husband. They both attained advanced ages; the father died in 1814, and the mother in 1818. The mother of Martin Van Buren was a distant relative of his father. Martin Van Buren is the oldest son of these parents; he had two full brothers, and two full sisters. Martin Van Buren was born at Kinderhook, December 5, 1782. At an early age he exhibited such strong indications of a superior intellect, that his family determined to educate him for the bar. After acquiring the rudiments of an English education, he became a student in the Academy, in the town in which he was born. Ho there made a good deal of progress in the various branches of a primary English education, and acquired some knowledge of Latin. He left the Academy at fourteen years of age, to begin the study of the law. At that early period ho exhibited a strong desire for extempore speaking and written composition. Even at that age, he possessed a capacity for observing and understanding public events, and the dispositions and characters of those around him; which rendered it certain to all correct observers, that, with proper opportunities, he would become one of the greatest statesmen and politicians of the age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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