Abraham Van Buren II

Abraham Van Buren
Van Buren in 1860
Private Secretary to the President
In office March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
President	Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	Andrew Jackson Donelson
Succeeded by	Henry Huntington Harrison
Personal details
Born	(1807-11-27)November 27, 1807 Kinderhook, New York, U.S.
Died	March 15, 1873(1873-03-15) (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Angelica Singleton Van Buren ​ ​ (m. 1838)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Martin Van Buren (father) Hannah Hoes (mother)
Relatives	Abraham Van Buren (grandfather) John Van Buren (brother) James I. Van Alen (uncle)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1827–1837 1846–1854
Rank	Major Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet)
Unit	United States Army Pay Department
Battles/wars	Second Seminole War Mexican–American War Battle of Contreras Battle of Monterrey Siege of Veracruz Battle of Cerro Gordo Battle of Churubusco

Abraham Van Buren II (November 27, 1807 – March 15, 1873) was an American soldier and the eldest son of Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States and his wife, Hannah Hoes Van Buren. A career soldier and veteran of the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War, Van Buren was named in honor of his paternal grandfather Abraham Van Buren, an officer in the Albany County militia during the Revolutionary War.

Van Buren served as his father's private secretary during his father's presidential term. In his later years, he helped oversee management of his wife's South Carolina plantation and traveled extensively in Europe.