A late 19th Century portrait of Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), American lawyer and statesman who served as the 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A founder of the Democratic Party, he had previously served as the 10th United States secretary of State, and the 8th vice president of the United States. Later in his life, Van Buren was an important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election. Continued to implement the Indian Removal Act of 1830 of Andrew Jackson to move Indian tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.

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Size: 2902px × 3690px
Location: Washington DC, United States of America
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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