Andrew Johnson
U.S. Pres. Andrew Johnson, oil on canvas by Washington Bogart Cooper, after 1866; in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Johnson
17th president of the United States
Quick Facts
- Born:
- December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
- Died:
- July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tennessee (aged 66)
- Title / Office:
- United States Senate (1875-1875), United States
- presidency of the United States of America (1865-1869), United States
- vice president of the United States of America (1865-1865), United States
- United States Senate (1857-1862), United States
- governor (1853-1857), Tennessee
- House of Representatives (1843-1853), United States
- Political Affiliation:
- Democratic Party
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Eliza Johnson
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Andrew Johnson (born December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.—died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tennessee) was the 17th president of the United States (1865–69), who took office upon the assassination of Pres. Abraham Lincoln during the closing months of the American Civil War (1861–65). His lenient Reconstruction policies toward the South embittered the Radical Republicans in Congress and led to his political downfall and to his impeachment, though he was acquitted. Johnson was the younger of two sons of Jacob and Mary McDonough Johnson. Jacob Johnson, who served as a porter in a local inn, as a sexton ...(100 of 1879 words)