Governor Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) — Ezra Ames

Governor Martin Van Buren (1782-1862)


ezra ames (1768 - 1836)

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Albany Institute of History - Art (Albany, United States of America)

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Martin Van Buren came to Albany in 1812 as a state senator. By 1816 he was attorney general and had organized a powerful political machine that helped make him a United States senator. He was governor of New York State in 1829, resigning to become Andrew Jackson