Andrew Jackson
At a Glance
Term: 7th President of the United States (1829-1837)
Born: March 15, 1767, Waxhaw area, on North Carolina-South Carolina border
Nickname: "Old Hickory"
Religion: Presbyterian
Marriage: August 1791 (2nd ceremony, January 17, 1794), to Rachel Donelson Robards (1767-1828)
Children: None
Career: Lawyer, Soldier
Political Party: Democrat
Writings: Correspondence of Andrew Jackson (7 vols., 1926-1935), ed. by J. S. Bassett and J. F. Jameson
Died: June 8, 1845, Nashville, Tennessee
Buried: The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee
A Life in Brief: Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was the dominant actor in American politics between Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Born to obscure parents and orphaned in youth, he was the first "self-made man" and the first westerner to reach the White House. More....
Essays on Andrew Jackson and His Administration
Consulting Editor: Daniel Feller
Professor Feller is a history professor and the Editor/Director of The Papers of Andrew Jackson at the University of Tennessee. His writing include:
The Jacksonian Promise: America, 1815-1840 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995)
The Public Lands in Jacksonian Politics (University of Wisconsin Press, 1984)
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Andrew Jackson came to the presidency with experience as a military commander. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission. Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Federal Election Reform and its relationship to Jackson. |
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