Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States (1865–1869). As Vice President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American Civil War. Johnson's reconstruction policies failed to promote the rights of the Freedmen, and he came under vigorous political attack from Republicans, ending in his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, though it failed in the U.S. Senate.
Johnson, born in poverty and of Scots-Irish descent, became a master tailor and was nearly illiterate until he met his wife, Eliza McCardle, who educated and helped him move on from his job as a tailor, and pursue a career in politics. They later married and had five children. He served as an alderman and as Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee and then sat in both houses of the Tennessee legislature. He...
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State of the Union Addresses of Andrew Johnson Works Written About This Topic: Forever free The politics of Reconstruction, 1863-1867 Essays On The Civil War And Reconstruction And Related Topics No Treason The fruits of victory The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson Reconstruction after the Civil War Representations In Fiction: Andrew Johnson Government Positions Held: President - President of the United States - United States of America - Apr 15, 1865 - Mar 4, 1869; Governor - Governor of Tennessee - Tennessee - Oct 17, 1853 - Nov 3, 1857; Vice President - Vice President of the United States - United States of America - Mar 4, 1865 - Apr 15, 1865; United States Senator - United States Senate - United States of America - Tennessee - Mar 4, 1875 - Jul 31, 1875; United States Senator - United States Senate - United States of America - Tennessee - Oct 8, 1857 - Mar 4, 1862; United States Representative - United States House of Representatives - United States of America - Tennessee's 1st congressional district - Mar 4, 1843 - Mar 3, 1853;
Party: Democratic Party; National Union Party;
President number: 17;
President: Abraham Lincoln Vice President Number: 16;
Service: Brigadier General - United States Volunteers;
Member of: Freemasonry;
Cause of death: Stroke Date of death: Jul 31, 1875;
Place of burial: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Place of death: Greeneville Date of birth: Dec 29, 1808;
Employment history: United States of America - President - 1865 - 1869;
Ethnicity: Scottish American Scotch-Irish American Gender: Male Height: 1.78 m;
Country of nationality: United States of America Parents: Jacob Johnson Place of birth: Raleigh Profession: Tailor Politician Religion: Non-denominational Christianity Spouse (or domestic partner): Eliza McCardle Johnson - 1810 - 1876 - Marriage;
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