Andrew Jackson, Seventh American President (1829-1837)

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT * Andrew Jackson * He descended from a family of poor Irish immigrants. In addition, his father died before he was born and his mother and two brothers had all passed away before he was 14 years old. When he was just 13 years old Andrew Jackson joined the Army to fight in the Revolutionary War. He was the only President who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 After two years of marriage it was discovered that Rachel Donelson had not properly divorced her first husband, who then filed for divorce on grounds of adultery. Talk of adultery and bigamy shadowed Jackson's career just as it was progressing into politics Andrew Jackson was a tough, strict officer during the war of 1812, and this along as having strong, straight values earned him the nickname "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson was the first and only president that has paid off the national debt, he did this in 1835 Andrew Jackson married Rachel Donelson Jackson in 1791, she had 11 children and Andrew Jackson treated them as his own Andrew Jackson became the 7th president of America in 1829 when he was 61 years old; he served for 8 years until 1837 Andrew Jackson was the first president to ride on a train, he rode on a 12 miles trip from Ellicott's Mill; Maryland to Baltimore Jackson, the capital of Mississippi is named after Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson had a talking pet parrot which he'd named Poll. At the funeral of Andrew Jackson, the parrot proceeded to screech obscenities and curse words to the mourners; it was quickly removed from the room! Infographic Provided by: HERALDING