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Martin Van Buren
He engineered Andrew Jackson's rise to power, became president himself, inherited the financial crash that followed Jackson's policies, and lost his re-election campaign to a man whose main qualification was being a war hero.
1782–1862
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A career of political strategy, leadership and economic challenge
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1782–1800
Humble beginnings
Martin Van Buren grew up in a modest New York community, where local politics and practical experience shaped his early ambitions.
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The American Revolution and Early Republic
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