HOMESTEAD NEWS 13

Picture

President Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren

First president born after the Declaration of Independence.

First president to be a non-native speaker of English.

First president not of British ancestry.

First president to have Dutch ancestry.

First president from the state of New York.

First president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject.

First president to have multiple members of the same party (Whig) run against him.

First president to receive over 1 million votes in an election while in office.

First president from the Northern United States to have owned a slave.

First president to run for presidency on a third-party ticket.

First president to run for another term after being defeated.