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Eliza McCardle was born on October 4, 1810. According to the Johnson family bible, Eliza’s birthplace was Greeneville, Tennessee; however, other sources claim she was born elsewhere in the state.1 Eliza’s fa...
Johnson, Eliza McCardle (1810–1876) First lady of the U.S. from 1865 to 1869, who taught her husband to read and write and endured separation and hardship to promote his political career. Born on October 4, 1810, in Leesburg, Kentucky; died on January 15, 1876, in Greeneville, Tennessee; only daughter of John McCardle also seen as McArdle or ...
Eliza McCardle Johnson. Eliza McCardle Johnson was the wife of the 17th President, Andrew Johnson. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869. “I knew he’d be acquitted; I knew it,” declared Eliza McCardle Johnson, told how the Senate had voted in her husband’s impeachment trial. Her faith in him had never wavered ...
Eliza McCardle Johnson. Eliza McCardle Johnson (October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876) was the first lady of the United States and the wife of Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. She previously served as Second Lady from March to April 1865.
Aug 9, 2021 · In April 1863, Eliza was dealt another terrible blow with the sudden tragic death of their son, Charles, who was killed after being thrown from a horse. Charles, a Union Army assistant surgeon was just 33 years old at the time. Eliza never fully recovered from his death. Cruelly, Eliza suffered yet another tragedy when son-in-law, Daniel Stover ...
Eliza Johnson was the first lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869 as the wife of President Andrew Johnson. She also served as the second lady of the United States March 1865 until April 1865 when her husband was vice president. Johnson was relatively inactive as first lady, and she stayed out of public attention for the duration of her husband's presidency. She was the youngest first ...
Eliza. McCardle. Johnson. Presidential First Lady. She was the wife of Andrew Johnson, who served as the 17th US President from April 1865 until March 1869, following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. She holds the distinction of marrying at a younger age that any other First Lady. Born into humble beginnings as an only child in...
