John Van Buren (May 13, 1799 – January 16, 1855) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York.
Born and educated in Kingston, Van Buren graduated from Union College, studied law, and attained admission to the bar.
[4] He graduated from Union College in 1818,[5] studied law with Charles H. Ruggles, was admitted to the bar, and began to practice in Kingston.
After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law and served as Ulster County District Attorney from 1846 to 1850.
[20] Daniel Tompkins Van Buren was an 1847 graduate of the United States Military Academy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and attained the rank of brigadier general by brevet as a member of the Union Army.