Concise Biography & Facts About President Andrew Jackson Seventh President - Andrew Jackson Lifespan - 1767 - 1845 Place of Birth - March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina Term as President - 1829-1837 Political Party - Democrat Vice President / Vice Presidents - John C. Calhoun (1829-33), Martin Van Buren (1833-37) Religion - Presbyterian Andrew Jackson, Military Experience - American Revolution, War of 1812. First Seminole War Name of Wife - Andrew Jackson was married to Rachel Donelson Jackson. Family - He raised 11 children (none of them were his own) Career of Andrew Jackson - Law, Politician, Statesman Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1796-97 United States Senator, 1797-98 Justice on Tennessee Supreme Court, 1798-1804 Governor of the Florida Territory, 1821 United States Senator, 1823-25 Place of Death - Andrew Jackson died on June 8, 1845 at the Hermitage near Nashville, Tennessee
Major events in the biography of President Andrew Jackson Battle of the Alamo and Texas independence (1836) 2 states admitted. Second Seminole War begins (1835).
Facts and History in the biography of President Andrew Jackson 14 year old Andrew Jackson and his older brother Robert were captured by British soldiers in the Battle of Hanging Rock and badly treated by the British. He defeated the Indians at Horseshoe Bend in 1814 and subsequently became a major general. He won the Battle of New Orleans over the British. Jackson served in the Tennessee Constitutional Convention, the United States House of Representatives and on the Tennessee Supreme Court. In 1830 Andrew Jackson 1830 President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the forced removal of Native Americans living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Mississippi River. His evolution from Democratic-Republican to straight Democrat in 1832 marked the founding of the party. In 1836, on March 1st, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Texan defenders of the Alamo were all killed during siege by the Mexican Army during the period Feb. 24–March 6. Texans defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto on April 21 1836.
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Description of President Andrew Jackson - Height 6 feet 1 inch
He never weighed over 145 pounds
At the age of 13, he joined the Army to fight in the Revolutionary War
He suffered from the following illnesses : smallpox, depression, malaria, dysentery, dropsy
He was involved in many duels
He killed Charles Dickinson in a duel and was wounded by a bullet. The bullet was lodged near his heart and could not be removed
During a September 1813 gunfight with the Benton brothers in Nashville Jackson was shot by a slug and a ball. The slug shattered his left shoulder and the ball embedded against his left humerus
Amputation of the left arm was recommended but Jackson refused saying, "I'll keep my arm"
Andrew Jackson owned slaves
By the late 1830s the Jackson administration has relocated nearly 50,000 Native Americans
Jackson enjoyed horse racing and cockfighting
His advisors were known as the "Kitchen Cabinet."
He was the first president to ride on a train
Jackson most probably died of heart failure
Age at Inauguration - 61 years old
Jackson's second inauguration was on March 4th 1833
Age at Death - 78 years old
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President Coin or President Dollar Bill ( more Presidential Facts and Trivia about Andrew Jackson ) Presidential Money. The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. Andrew Jackson has appeared on the twenty dollar bill since 1929, replacing President Garfield who was on the twenty dollar notes issued in 1882, George Washington in 1905 and Grover Cleveland in 1914.
President Andrew Jackson and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787)
Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S. Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.
Facts about Eligibility Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold office.
A natural born citizen of the US
A resident of the US for 14 years
Thirty-five years of age
Facts about Term of Office Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower, limits the this to two terms)
President's Executive Oath of Office "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Facts about Main Presidential Duties and power
Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States
In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United States
Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation)
Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it.
Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.
Facts about Presidential judicial power
Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court.
Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law — except in a case of impeachment.
Facts about Presidential power in foreign affairs
Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations.
To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur).
To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
The US Constitution and all of the President's duties have been conducted by Presidents, including Andrew Jackson, since 1787.
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