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 |
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| Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| CHILDREN: 3 Sons, 2 Daughters |
| 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. Andrew Johnson was the first President to be impeached,
which failed int he U.S. House by a vote of 57 to 108. |
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