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Martin Van Buren2 (1782–1862)
the eighth US President (1837–41). His popular name was the ‘Little Magician’ because of his political skills. He was a lawyer and a Democrat who first served under Andrew Jackson as Secretary of State (1829–31) and Vice-president (1832–6). He is remembered especially for establishing the Independent Treasury System to deal with the country’s financial difficulties