Presidents of the United States of America
17 - Andrew Johnson
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: December 29, 1808
Birthplace: Log cottage on the ground’s of Casso’s Inn, Raleigh, North Carolina
Father: Jacob Johnson (1778-1812)
Mother: Mary McDonough (1783-1856)
Height at Prime: 5 feet 10 inches
Physical Description: Stocky build, swarthy complexion, thick dark hair, deep set black eyes, bushy eyebrows
Religion: Not a member of any denomination
Wife: Eliza McCardle (October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876)
Marriage Date: May 17, 1827
Marriage Place: Home of the bride’s mother, Greeneville, Tennessee
Children:
-- Martha Johnson Patterson (October 25, 1828 – July 10, 1901)
-- Charles Johnson (February 19, 1830 – April 4, 1863)
-- Mary Johnson Stover Brown (May 8, 1832 – April 19, 1883)
-- Robert Johnson (February 22, 1834 – April 22, 1869)
-- Andrew Johnson Jr. (August 5, 1852 – March 12, 1879)
Death Date: July 31, 1875
Place of Death: His daughter’s (Mrs. Mary Brown) home, Carter County, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Paralysis from a stroke
Final Words: Unknown
Burial Place: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee
Professional Statistics:
Alderman of Greeneville, Tennessee (1828-1830)
Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee (1830-1833)
Member of Tennessee House of Representatives (1835-1837), (1839-1841)
Tennessee State Senator (1841-1843)
U.S. Representative (1843-1853)
Governor of Tennessee (1853-1857)
U.S. Senator (1857-1862)
Military Governor of Tennessee (1862-1864)
Vice President (1865)
17th President of the United States (1865-1869)
Political Party: Democrat
Events During Presidency:
Reconstruction of the South
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified (1865)
Nebraska admitted to the Union (1867)
Purchase of Alaska (1867)
Fourteenth Amendment Ratified (1868)