Facts About Andrew Johnson
Presidency | Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) |
Political Party | Democratic Party political group (c. 1839–1864, 1868–1875) |
Born | On December 29th, 1808, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States |
Died | On July 31st, 1875, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, at age 66 |
Cause of Death | Stroke was the fatal factor |
Grave | Andrew Johnson Memorial Graveyard, Greeneville, Tennessee, United States |
Parents | Jacob Johnson but also Mary McDonough are the parents |
Spouse | Married in 1827: Eliza McCardle |
Children’s | Martha Johnson Patterson > Robert Johnson > Mary Johnson > Andrew Johnson, Jr. > Charles Johnson |
More About Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson was the tailor, politician, statesman and he have military experience – served in the Civil War.
- His Impeachment proceeding (1868). He breached the Tenure of Office Act by removing Edwin Stanton from his cabinet without the consent of Congress.
- His parents were nearly illiterate and Johnson did not master the basics of reading until he met his wife.
- He was apprenticed to a local tailor at the age of 14.
- Andrew Johnson never went to school.
See also:-
List of Presidents in the United States
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