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Apr 19, 2024 · president of United States. Also known as: Old Hickory. Written by. Harold Whitman Bradley. Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1954–72. Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1964–72. Author of The United States, 1492–1877 and others. Harold Whitman Bradley. Fact-checked by.
Mar 15, 2017 · While John F. Kennedy was the first Irish-Catholic president, Andrew Jackson was the first chief executive with roots in the Emerald Isle. Check out that and nine other surprising facts about...
Oct 29, 2009 · Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the nation's seventh president (1829-1837) and became America’s most influential–and polarizing–political figure during the 1820s and 1830s. For some, his ...
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man. More nearly than any of his predecessors,...
Andrew Jackson Facts. Born. March 15, 1767. Died. June 8, 1845. Spouse. Rachel Jackson. Accomplishments. 7th President of the United States. In Office. March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837. Vice President. John C. Calhoun (1829-1834) Martin Van Buren (1834-1837) Other Notable Facts. Served in American Revolutionary War. Major general in the War of 1812.
Jackson was a planter, lawyer, U.S. congressional representative (1796–97), U.S. Senator (1797–98, 1823–25), judge of the Tennessee Superior Court (1798–1804), Tennessee militia officer (1801–14), U.S. Army major general (1814–21), and territorial governor of Florida (1821).
