Hannah Van Buren
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox officeholder Hannah Hoes Van Buren (Template:Nee; March 8, 1783 – February 5, 1819) was the wife of the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren. She would have been his First Lady. Very little is known about her. She died from tuberculosis in 1819, before Martin Van Buren became president. He never remarried and was one of the few Presidents widowed in office.
Marriage and children
Hannah Hoes married her childhood friend and cousin Martin Van Buren in 1807 when she was 23 and he was 24. She gave birth to five children, one of whom died in infancy.<ref name = "White House">Template:Cite web</ref>
Death
Hannah Hoes died from tuberculosis on February 5, 1819, at age 35. During Van Buren's term, his daughter-in-law Angelica acted as hostess of the White House and First Lady of the United States. When writing his autobiography, Van Buren did not mention his wife once, possibly to shield her from public references.<ref name = "White House"/>
Further reading
- Biography of Hannah Hoes Van Buren at whitehouse.gov
- Hannah Van Buren at C-SPAN's First Ladies: Influence & Image