How many days did Martin van Buren serve as president?

Martin Van Buren was the 8th US president. He was elected to the US presidency in 1836. He served in that position from 1837 to 1841. He lost his bid for a second term by losing to William Henry Harrison in the presidential election of 1840.Several significant events happened during his tenure as US president. In 1837, banks closed in Philadelphia and New York City, starting the Panic of 1837. The economic disaster was touched off by inflation and land speculation. In 1839, a boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick brought the US and Great Britain to the brink of war. In 1840, he urged Congress to establish an independent treasury to hold federal funds. This was an attempt to safeguard funds from private bank failures. It later was abolished in 1841 but reestablished again in 1846.