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| In 1821 Van Buren became a United States Senator from New York and due to his abilities as a lawyer became Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1823. He remained in the United States Senate until 1828 at which time he resigned his Senate seat to become Governor of New York. His Governorship was brief. In March of 1829 he resign to become he United States Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson in whose election he played a key role in becoming president.
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