President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the work day at ten hours for federal projects through the passage of the Walsh-Healey Act in 1936. This act established minimum wage and maximum hour requirements for federal contractors, including a ten-hour work day.

Martin Van Buren stood for limited government intervention in the economy and the preservation of states' rights. He was a strong advocate for the Democratic Party and believed in the principle of "Jacksonian democracy," which emphasized the power of the common people. He also supported a sound financial system and opposed the establishment of a central bank.

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Harold Van Buren Magonigle died on January 26, 1935.

No, Martin Van Buren was not alive when Herbert Hoover was elected president. Van Buren served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841, while Herbert Hoover served as the 31st president from 1929 to 1933.

Martin Van Buren was his full name.

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Martin Van Buren is very rarely discussed of by his achievements, (which probably don't exist in his presidency, but afterwards) but rather his lacking of. His achievements are usually overlooked, you would have to go deep into "scripps" or extremely deep into the internet to find anything about Van Buren's achivements, which I've yet to do.

Free Soil Party, opposed the expansion of slavery

Martin Van Buren favorite foods was oysters, doughnuts, raisins, figs, and apples.

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maybe one of his family members were a democrat or he just liked the description of a democrat

During that year Mexico was still an Empire, ruled by "Emperor Agustin I", who lasted from 1821 until 1823, when Generals Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Guadalupe Victoria wrote and signed the Plan of Casa Mata, which abolished the monarchy and replaced it with a republic.

He was hand-picked by Andew Jackson to succeed him. He served as vice-president during Jackson's second term and so was closely connected to the Jackson adminstration. The opposition Whig party tried an unusual strategy: They ran four candidates in different parts of the country hoping to prevent VanBuren from getting a majority and throwing the election into the House.

Martin Van Buren (1782 - 1862) was the 8th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1841. Before his presidency, he served as the eighth Vice President (1833-1837) and the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson.

Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States. Before that, he was vice president under Andrew Jackson and before that Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson.

He was a lawyer as a career but had spent most of his life actively engaged in politics and held a number of offices, including Senator from New York and governor New York/

Born: December 5, 1782

Died: July 24, 1862

His president term started on March 4,1837 and ended on March 4 1841.

He got this name because of his political prowess and his small size.

Martin van buren campaign promises

Yes, while he was the incumbent U.S. Vice President, Martin Van Buren won the U.S. presidential election of 1836 with 57.8% of the electoral votes. He was the third of eight people who were U.S. presidential election candidates while they were the incumbent U.S. Vice President, and he was the third of the four out of the eight who won.

Martin Van Buren went home to his estate, Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, NY.

The president called a special meeting of Congress. In a message to lawmakers, Van Buren said "over-banking and over-trading" had caused the depression. He proposed several steps to protect the government. One of them was for Congress to pass a law permitting the government to keep its own money in the Treasury.

William H. Harrison, Hugh L. White, and Daniel Webster in 1836.

William Henry Harrison in 1840.