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1 day ago · A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's attorney general and U.S. senator, then briefly as the ninth governor of New York before joining Andrew Jackson 's administration as the tenth United States secretary of state, minister to Great Britain, and ultimately the eighth vice president from 1833 to 1837, after being elec...
3 days ago · Eaton had been in favor of the Tariff of Abominations. He was also politically close to Van Buren. Calhoun may have wanted to expel Eaton from the cabinet as a way of boosting his anti-tariff agenda and increasing his standing in the Democratic Party.
4 days ago · Peggy Eaton affair - Definition: A social scandal involving the wife of Jackson's Secretary of War, John Eaton - Key points: - Other cabinet wives refused to socialize with Peggy Eaton due to rumors about her past - Jackson defended the Eatons, leading to a cabinet shake-up - Significance: Demonstrated Jackson's loyalty to friends and his strong personality - Implications: Led to the resignation of most of Jackson's cabinet and elevated Martin Van Buren
1 day ago · John Simon Bercow (/ ˈ b ɜːr k oʊ /; born 19 January 1963) is a British former politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019.
5 days ago · John Steenhuisen (born March 25, 1976, Durban, South Africa) is a South African politician who since 2019 has led the Democratic Alliance (DA), the country’s leading opposition party. Steenhuisen grew up in Durban, in what was then the province of Natal (now part of KwaZulu-Natal ).
3 days ago · Three politicians from Nairobi, two from Central, one from Rift Valley, a businessman from Rift Valley and two Non-Governmental Organisations (one local and another international) are suspected to be financing the now three-week old anti-tax protests, according to a high-level intelligence brief seen by the Nation.
14 hours ago · Joe Biden (born November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.) 46th president of the United States (2021– ) and 47th vice president of the United States (2009–17) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Barack Obama. He previously represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate (1973–2009).
