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Andrew Jackson Donelson (August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871) was an American diplomat and politician. He served in various positions as a Democrat and was the Know Nothing nominee for US vice president in 1856 .
Oct 8, 2017 · Andrew Jackson Donelson, son of Samuel and Mary Donelson, was a soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. After his father's death around 1804 and his mother's remarriage, Donelson was reared at the Hermitage, home of his aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson, and his namesake Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson met Rachel Donelson Robards not long after his arrival in Nashville in 1788, while staying at her mother’s boarding house. The historian James Parton described Rachel as the “best storyteller, the best dancer, the sprightliest companion, the most dashing horsewoman in the western country.”.
Andrew Jackson raised and educated his nephew Andrew Jackson Donelson and even entrusted him to be his private secretary. The close relationship was jeopardized when Donelson and his wife questioned the character of Margaret Eaton and refused to socialize with her.
Dec 1, 1994 · Donelson, Andrew Jackson (1799–1871). Andrew Jackson Donelson, diplomat, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 25, 1799. He attended Cumberland College, Nashville, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1820.
Just as the successful voyage of the "Adventure" placed the Donelson name in the pages of American pioneer history, the marriage of Rachel Donelson to Andrew Jackson, placed the Donelson name in the pages of American political and presidential history.
Andrew Jackson Donelson (A. J. Donelson), biological cousin of Andrew Jackson, Jr., was the son of Rachel Jackson's brother Samuel Donelson ( c. 1759-1804) and his wife Mary Smith Donelson (1781-1857). He married his cousin, Rachel Jackson's niece, Emily Tennessee Donelson (1807-1836) in 1824.
