As president, however ... Van Buren's position on Texas threw the nomination to James Polk. Van Buren ran for a fourth time in 1848 as a Free Soil candidate and finished third.

Republican James Monroe had run unopposed in ... s personal appeal to win that year’s election; Van Buren became Jackson’s vice president, and the Democrats dominated politics until 1860.

Van Buren was the son of a Dutch tavern owner ... In 1881, Arthur became vice president under James Garfield, but soon butted heads with the president over an appointment that sapped Conkling's ...

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three ...

VAN BUREN -- A man was arrested Tuesday and faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 34-year-old Van Buren man found lying beside a roadway Sunday. Anthony Lee ...

James K. Polk ... was a polarizing figure. When Van Buren's position against the annexation of Texas became known, ex-president ANdrew Jackson and others threw their support behind Polk, as ...