Angelica Singleton Van Buren

Angelica Singleton Van Buren
Official portrait, 1840
Acting First Lady of the United States
In role
November 27, 1838 – March 4, 1841
PresidentMartin Van Buren
Preceded bySarah Jackson
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
Sarah Angelica Singleton

(1818-02-13)February 13, 1818
Wedgefield, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1877(1877-12-29) (aged 59)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1838; died 1873)
ChildrenRebecca Van Buren
Singleton Abraham Van Buren
Martin Van Buren II
Travis Coles Van Buren
Alma materMadame Grelaud's French School
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Sarah Angelica Van Buren (née Singleton; February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877) was an American heiress and a daughter-in-law of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren. She was married to the President's son, Abraham Van Buren II. She assumed the post of first lady because the president's wife, Hannah Van Buren, had died and he never remarried. She is the youngest woman ever to act as the White House hostess, assuming the role at the age of 20.