Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845)
Occupation |
U.S. Senator U.S. President (March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1837) Lawyer U.S. Representative Judge |
Date of Birth | March 15, 1767 |
Date of Death | June 8, 1845 |
Place of Birth | Waxhaws region between North and South Carolina |
Place of Death | Davidson Count, TN |
Parents |
Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson Andrew Jackson |
Spouse | Rachel Donelson |
Political Party |
Democratic-Republican (before 1825) Jacksonian (1825-1828) Democratic (1828-1845) |
Awards |
Thanks of Congress |
Military Service |
Allegiance ​United States |
Service/Branch (Years) ​United States Army (1798-99) |
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Rank Major General (United States Army) Major General (United States Volunteers) Major General (Tennessee Militia) |
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Number of Children | Three (adopted) |
President Andrew Jackson...
Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in the Waxhaws region between North Carolina and South Carolina. A lawyer and a landowner, he became a national war hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the "people's president," Jackson destroyed the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans. He died on June 8, 1845.
“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.”
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