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Andrew JacksonView Program

7th President - Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767
Died: June 8, 1845

  • Personal
  • First Lady: Donelson Emily, Niece of Wife
  • Children: 1
  • Education Level: No College
  • Profession: Military
  • Military Service: Major General
  • Public Service
  • Dates of Presidency: March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1837
  • # of Terms: 2
  • Vice President: John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren
  • Party: Democratic
  • Senator: Tennessee (1797-1798, 1823-1825)
  • House of Representatives: Tennessee (1796-1797)
  • Other Offices: Justice of the Tennessee Superior Court
  • Did You Know?
  • He was the first president to ride on a railroad train, the first to be born in a log cabin and the first president to be nominated by a political party.
  • He survived the first attempt to assassinate a president.
  • He is known historically for creating a strong executive branch.
  • At age 13, while serving in the army, he was captured by the British. The British officer in charge ordered Jackson to clean his boots. Jackson refused; the officer struck him with his sword, leaving Jackson's face and hand permanently scarred.
  • Did You Know?
  • He was the first president to ride on a railroad train, the first to be born in a log cabin and the first president to be nominated by a political party.
  • He survived the first attempt to assassinate a president.
  • He is known historically for creating a strong executive branch.
  • At age 13, while serving in the army, he was captured by the British. The British officer in charge ordered Jackson to clean his boots. Jackson refused; the officer struck him with his sword, leaving Jackson's face and hand permanently scarred.
  • Jackson’s wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, was charged with adultery when it was discovered that her first husband had never completed their divorce as she believed. The divorce was finalized and Jackson and Rachel were remarried.
  • He killed Charles Dickinson in a duel which he fought to preserve his wife's honor.
  • "I know what I am fit for. I can command a body of men in a rough way; but I am not fit to be President."
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The Peabody Award-winning series profiles the men who have served as chief executive of the United States. This website, created as a companion to C-SPAN's 20th anniversary television series, provides an in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families and administrations.