Martin Van Buren was the first U.S. president born in New York state. Born in Kinderhook in 1782, he served as the 8th president from 1837 to 1841. Before the presidency, he was a key political figure, serving as governor of New York, a U.S. senator, and vice president under Andrew Jackson.

An illustrated election ticket for Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson, listing Ohio Democratic electors for the presidential race of 1836. The ticket is illustrated with a small vignette of a man, possibly Van Buren, bettering another candidate in a race on hogs. The losing rider shouts, "Stop VAN!!!" and the lead figure replies, "No, I'm bound to beat." Although the context would suggest that the lead figure is Van Buren, he bears no resemblance to him. The figures may, on the other hand, be two of the three opposition candidates, Hugh L. White, William Henry Harrison, and Daniel Webster, eah of whom represented regional interests of the various parts of the country. The ticket is printed on the same sheet as the another, "Go it, ye Cripples!" which portrays Webster, Harrison, and White riding pigs, in pursuit of Van Buren. Both seem to be from the same press as nos. 1836-16 through 1836-18).

Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro, Vermont)

State Journal (Montpelier, Vermont)

1st New Yorker to become President