Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson | |
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| File:Andrew jackson head.gif | |
| 7th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Vice President | John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) |
| Preceded by | John Quincy Adams |
| Succeeded by | Martin Van Buren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1767 Waxhaws area of South Carolina, USA |
| Died | June 8, 1845 The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Widowed. Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (niece Emily Donelson Jackson and daughter-in-law Sarah Yorke Jackson were first ladies) |
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was a hero in the War of 1812. He became the seventh President of the United States of America. He was the first Democrat and is on the Twenty Dollar Bill.
He is famous for forcing Native Americans to move west in the Trail of Tears & around Florida everglades. He opposed the Bank of the United States. He is one of Bill Clinton's favorite historical figures.
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| Vice President | John C. Calhoun (1829–1832) • None (1832–1833) • Martin Van Buren (1833–1837) |  |
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| Secretary of State | Martin Van Buren (1829–1831) • Edward Livingston (1831–1833) • Louis McLane (1833–1834) • John Forsyth (1834–1837) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Samuel D. Ingham (1829–1831) • Louis McLane (1831–1833) • William J. Duane (1833) • Roger Taney (1833–1834) • Levi Woodbury (1834–1837) | |
| Secretary of War | John Eaton (1829–1831) • Lewis Cass (1831–1836) | |
| Attorney General | ||
| Postmaster General | William T. Barry (1829–1835) • Amos Kendall (1835–1837) | |
| Secretary of the Navy | ||
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