Portrait and biographical record of Iroquois County, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative . e Soil,Democrats, in 1848,Mr. Van Buren lived quietly ujion his estate untilhis death. He had ever been a |>rudent man, of frugal living within his income, had now fortunately acompetence for his declining years. His unblemishedcharacter, his commanding abilities, his unquestionedpatriotism, ard the distinguished positions which hehad occupied in the government of our country, se-cured to him not only the homage of his party, butthe respect
Portrait and biographical record of Iroquois County, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative . e Soil,Democrats, in 1848,Mr. Van Buren lived quietly ujion his estate untilhis death. He had ever been a |>rudent man, of frugal living within his income, had now fortunately acompetence for his declining years. His unblemishedcharacter, his commanding abilities, his unquestionedpatriotism, ard the distinguished positions which hehad occupied in the government of our country, se-cured to him not only the homage of his party, butthe respect ot the whole community. It was on the4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retired fromthe presidency. From his fine estate at Lindenwa\ still exerted a powerful influence upon the politicsof the country. From this time until his death, onthe 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, heresided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, ofculture and of wealth; in a heahiiy oldage, probably far more happiness than he beforeexperienced amid the stormy scenes of hif Htive life- LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS UR8ARA. ^. M //^i^-Z^T-^^^T-v^^ NtNTH PRESIDEA^T. 5
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