Mike Purdy's Presidential History Blog
Martin Van Buren: First President Not Born a British Subject
Martin Van Buren, our 8th president, was the first president born after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and thus the first president not born a British subject. He was born on December 5, 1782, more than six years after July 4, 1776 when the Second...
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Mike Purdy is a presidential historian and author living in Seattle, Washington. As an expert in presidential history, Mike runs PresidentialHistory.com as a public resource.