1782: Born in New York
1796: Graduates from Kinderhook Academy; serves as clerk for lawyer and begins studying law
1803: Passes New York bar; sets up law practice in Kinderhook
1813-20: Serves in New York senate
1815-19: Serves as New York attorney general
1821-28: Serves as U.S. senator from New York
1828: Elected governor of New York; resigns in March 1829 to join President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet as secretary of state
1831: Resigns as secretary of state and is nominated by Jackson as minister to England, but the nomination is rejected by Congress
1832: Helps establish the Democratic Party, which nominates Jackson for second term; Jackson wins election with Van Buren as vice president
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