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 | Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States (April 15, 1865 to March 3, 1869) Nickname: None listed. Born: December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, North Carolina Died: July 31, 1875, in Carter’s Station, Tennessee |
Father: Jacob Johnson Mother: Mary McDonough Johnson Married: Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810-1876), on May 5, 1827 Children: Martha Johnson (1828-1901); Charles Johnson (1830-63); Mary Johnson (1832-83); Robert Johnson (1834-69); Andrew Johnson (1852-79) Religion: No formal affiliation Education: No formal education Occupation: Tailor, public official Political Party: Democratic Other Government Positions:
- Served as Alderman of Greeneville, Tennessee, 1830-33
- Elected Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee, 1834
- Member of Tennessee State Legislature, 1835-43
- Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1843-53
- Governor of Tennessee, 1853-57
- United States Senator, 1857-62
- Military Governor of Tennessee, 1862-65
- Vice President, 1865 (under
Lincoln) - United States Senator, 1875
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year
| Never ran for president. |
- Secretary of State
- William H. Seward (1865-69)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Hugh McCulloch (1865-69)
- Secretary of War
- Edwin M. Stanton (1865-68)
- John M. Schofield (1868-69)
- Attorney General
- James Speed (1865-66)
- Henry Stanbery (1866-68)
- William M. Evarts (1868-69)
- Postmaster General
- William Dennison (1865-66)
- Alexander W. Randall (1866-69)
- Secretary of the Navy
- Gideon Welles (1865-69)
- Secretary of the Interior
- John P. Usher (1865)
- James Harlan (1865-66)
- Orville Browning (1866-69)
Notable Events: Internet Biographies:
- Andrew Johnson — from The Presidents of the United States of America
- Compiled by the White House.
- Andrew Johnson — from American Presidents: Life Portraits — C-SPAN
- Biographical information, trivia, key events, video, and other reference materials. Website created to accompany C-SPAN’s 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits.
- Andrew Johnson — from U.S. Presidents
- From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
- Andrew Johnson Veto of the First Reconstruction Act. March 2, 1867
- Treaty with Russia (1867)
- Andrew Johnson: First Annual Message. December 4, 1865.— from the The American Presidency Project
- The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson— from HarpWeek
- Rich in historical source materials, this site explains the legal, political and Constitutional arguments behind President Johnson’s impeachment. Includes news articles from the time period, illustrations, political cartoons, and explanations of the impeachment process.
- Andrew Johnson National Historical Site
- Tourist information on this Greeneville, Tennessee park provided by the National Park Service.
- He is one of five Presidents who were never inaugurated.
- He was the first President to be impeached. His trial in the Senate lead to him being acquitted by one vote.
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