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Andrew Jackson
7th president of the United States
Quick Facts
- Byname:
- Old Hickory
- Born:
- March 15, 1767, Waxhaws region, South Carolina [U.S.]
- Political Affiliation:
- Democratic Party
- Awards And Honors:
- Hall of Fame (1910)
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Rachel Jackson
- On the Web:
- Smithsonian Institution - Knowing the Presidents: Andrew Jackson (Dec. 09, 2024)
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News •
Burial site of slaves of US President Andrew Jackson found
• Dec. 19, 2024, 10:02 PM ET (The Gleaner)
Archaeologists Discover Lost Burial Site of Enslaved People on President Andrew Jackson's Tennessee Plantation
• Dec. 18, 2024, 12:44 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)
The burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage says it is found
• Dec. 11, 2024, 3:00 PM ET (AP)
Andrew Jackson (born March 15, 1767, Waxhaws region, South Carolina [U.S.]—died June 8, 1845, the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.) was a military hero and the seventh president of the United States (1829–37). He was the first U.S. president to come from the area west of the Appalachians and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters. His political movement has since been known as Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on the western frontier of the Carolinas, an area that was in dispute between North Carolina and South Carolina, and both states have claimed ...(100 of 3829 words)