Abraham Van Buren | |
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Town Clerk of Kinderhook, New York | |
In office 1787–1796 | |
Preceded by | None (position created) |
Succeeded by | James I. Van Alen |
Personal details | |
Born | Albany, New York | February 17, 1737
Died | April 8, 1817 Kinderhook Village, New York | (aged 80)
Resting place | Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York |
Political party | Democratic-Republican (after 1792) |
Other political affiliations | Anti-Federalist (1787–1789) Jeffersonian (1789–1792) |
Spouse |
Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen
(m. 1776) |
Children | 5 (including Martin Van Buren) |
Relatives | James I. Van Alen (stepson) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | New York Militia |
Years of service | 1775–1783 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 7th Regiment, Albany County Militia |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Abraham Van Buren (February 17, 1737 – April 8, 1817) was an American businessman and local public official from Kinderhook, New York. A Patriot and militia veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he was the father of Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States.