Richard Mentor Johnson was Martin Van Buren's Vice President, serving as the 9th Vice President of the United States from 1837 March 4 to 1841 March 4.
Richard M. Johnson was the Vice President under Martin Van Buren from March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1841.
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A vice-president does not have to resign his office in order to run for President. Martin Van Buren, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, George H. W. Bush and Al Gore all ran for President while holding the office of vice-president.
Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren held both of these offices before they were President.
John Adams was the first vice president of the United States. He later became the second president of the United States. He served from 1797-1801 and was an original signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Martin Van Buren was the first president born after the declaration of independence on July 4, 1776. He was born born on December 5, 1782 so he was never a British subject unlike the first seven presidents.
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