Andrew Jackson - Wikipedia Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U S Army and served in both houses of the U S Congress His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party
Andrew Jackson | Facts, Biography, Accomplishments | Britannica Andrew Jackson was an American general and seventh president of the United States (1829–37) He was the first U S president to come from the area west of the Appalachians and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters
Andrew Jackson - The Controversial Father of the Presidency Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, the son of Irish immigrants who had moved to the Waxhaws region of the Colonial Carolina Territory 2 years earlier (no one is exactly sure whether he was born in North or South Carolina, since the border in that area was largely undefined) Jackson never knew his father, also named Andrew: he had died
Andrew Jackson | The White House Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man
Andrew Jackson - White House Historical Association Click here to learn more about the enslaved households of President Andrew Jackson Jackson vowed to make government work for the common man, chastising officials and institutions that threatened republican ideals
Andrew Jackson - Miller Center Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was the dominant actor in American politics between Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln Born to obscure parents and orphaned in youth, he was the first "self-made man" and the first westerner to reach the White House