March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1837
|
Vice
President (1st Term)
John C. Calhoun* |
Vice
President (2nd Term)
Martin VanBuren |
 |
BORN: March 15, 1767 |
Andrew Jackson's wife Rachel died
after the election but before the Inauguration. Jackson never remarried and there
was no First Lady during his presidency. |
| New Lancaster County, South Carolina |
| PROFESSION: Attorney/Professional Soldier |
| MILITARY SERVICE: General, U.S. Army
(Andrew Jackson's first military service occurred
as a 13 year old member of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.) |
|
| POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic |
| HOME STATE: Tennessee |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: U.S. Congressman,
U.S. Senator, Tennessee Supreme Court Judge, Governor of Florida Territory. |
| NICKNAME: "Old Hickory" |
| DIED: June 8, 1845 (Age - 78) |
| BURIED: Nashville, Tennessee |
| "Do
they think that I am such a damned fool as to think myself fit for President of the
United States? No sir; I know what I am fit for. I can command a body of men
in a rough way; but I am not fit to be President." Andrew Jackson upon being approached in 1822 to run for President |
| *Resigned in
1832 (First VP to resign) |
