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VAN BUREN, JOHN

\vˈan bjˈʊ͡əɹən], \vˈan bjˈʊ‍əɹən], \v_ˈa_n b_j_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_n]\

Definitions of VAN BUREN, JOHN

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1810-1866), son of Martin Van Buren, was Attorney-General of New York from 1845 to 1847. He was active in the political canvass of 1848, when his father was a candidate of the Free-Soil party for the Presidency.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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