Andrew Johnson
Seventeenth U.S. President |
April 15, 1865 - March 3, 1869
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VICE
PRESIDENT
No Vice President |
FIRST
LADY
Elizabeth Johnson |
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BORN: December 29, 1808
Raleigh, North Carolina
CHILDREN: 3 Sons, 2 Daughters |
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PROFESSION: Tailor/Public Servant
POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic, Unionist
HOME STATE: Tennessee
POLITICAL OFFICES: U.S. Congressman, Governor (TN), U.S. Senator, Vice President,
Elected again to Senate after leaving the Presidency.
DIED: July 31, 1875 (Age - 66) |
BURIED: Greenville, Tennessee
Andrew Johnson was buried wrapped with the American Flag and a
copy of the U.S. Constitution under his head. |
"The
Constitution-breakers are trying the Constitution-defender, the conspirators are sitting
in judgment on the man who would not enter into their conspiracy, who was, and is,
faithful to his oath, his country, the Union, and the Constitution."
Secretary of the Navy GIDEON WELLES on Andrew Johnson's
impeachment. |
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