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Seventh President of the United States.
Born March 15, 1767 in South Carolina and died June 8, 1845
Parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. They were Scot-Irish colonist who emigrated from Ireland. Andrew’s father passed away three weeks before Andrew was born.
At age 13, Andrew was a courier during Revelutionary War. During the war his brother Hugh died. Andrew and his brother Robert were taken by British and held captive. During that time Robert died from smallpox. Shortly after Robert’s death, Andrew’s mother died of cholera and Andrew was an orphan at age 14.
Raised by his uncles after his mother’s death.
As a teen he began studying law in Salisbury North Carolina.
In 1787 he was accepted into bar and began practicing law in Jonesborough.
In 1796, Jackson was elected as Tennessee’s first representive in the House of Representative. He also served as judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court until 1804.
Jackson was not only a politican, lawyer and judge. He was also a land owner and a merchant. He bought a plantation in Tenn. Called Hermitages.
He grew cotton and became a member of the planting elite.
Military Career- During Andrew’s military career he was appointed commander of the Tenn. Militia . Later he was appointed major general.
Political Success-
Jackson was re-elected to US Senate in 1822. In 1824, the Penn. Convention nominated Andrew for Presidency, but he lost to John Quincy Adams.
In 1828, Andrew became president of US.
He was the first president to invite the public to attend the inauguration ball which was held at the white house.
US President-
Year served ?
As president, Andrew was the first president to assume command with his power to veto.
He also implemented the theory of rotation in office.
Andrew became involved in a dispute with Second Bank of the United States. This was a private corrpution that served as a government sponsored monopoly.
Andrew vetoed the banks re-charter bill.
He had the support of
Seventh President of the United States.
Born March 15, 1767 in South Carolina and died June 8, 1845
Parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. They were Scot-Irish colonist who emigrated from Ireland. Andrew’s father passed away three weeks before Andrew was born.
At age 13, Andrew was a courier during Revelutionary War. During the war his brother Hugh died. Andrew and his brother Robert were taken by British and held captive. During that time Robert died from smallpox. Shortly after Robert’s death, Andrew’s mother died of cholera and Andrew was an orphan at age 14.
Raised by his uncles after his mother’s death.
As a teen he began studying law in Salisbury North Carolina.
In 1787 he was accepted into bar and began practicing law in Jonesborough.
In 1796, Jackson was elected as Tennessee’s first representive in the House of Representative. He also served as judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court until 1804.
Jackson was not only a politican, lawyer and judge. He was also a land owner and a merchant. He bought a plantation in Tenn. Called Hermitages.
He grew cotton and became a member of the planting elite.
Military Career- During Andrew’s military career he was appointed commander of the Tenn. Militia . Later he was appointed major general.
Political Success-
Jackson was re-elected to US Senate in 1822. In 1824, the Penn. Convention nominated Andrew for Presidency, but he lost to John Quincy Adams.
In 1828, Andrew became president of US.
He was the first president to invite the public to attend the inauguration ball which was held at the white house.
US President-
Year served ?
As president, Andrew was the first president to assume command with his power to veto.
He also implemented the theory of rotation in office.
Andrew became involved in a dispute with Second Bank of the United States. This was a private corrpution that served as a government sponsored monopoly.
Andrew vetoed the banks re-charter bill.
He had the support of