ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ɐ kˈiː ɐdvˈaɪzɚ tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, pɹˈɛzɪdənt mˈɑːɹtɪn vˈæn bjˈʊɹɹən, hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐtˈɜːni dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.
In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1847.