Andrew Jackson

Full Name: Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767
Place of Birth: Waxhaw, South Carolina
Ancestry: Scotch - Irish
Father: Andrew Jackson (unknown - 1767)
Mother: Elizabeth Hutchinson (unknown - 1781)
First Lady: Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson
Children: One; 1 boy
Pet(s): Horses named Truxton, sam Patches, Emily, Lady Nashville, and Bolvia; Pol the Parrot; Ponies
Education: No formal education
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Military
Military Service: Major General
Political Party: Democratic
Offices Held: Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1796-97 United States Senator, 1797-98 Justice on Tennessee Supreme Court, 1798-1804 Governor of the Florida Territory, 1821 United States Senator, 1823-25
Age at Inauguration: 61
Terms Served: Two; (1829 - 1833), (1833 - 1837)
Vice Presidents: John Calhoun and Martin Van Buren
Campaign Slogan: None
States Admitted: Arkansas, Michigan
Sport or Hobby: Riding
Nickname: Old Hickory
Died: June 8, 1845 - Age 78
Place of Death: Hermitage, Nashville, Tennesee
Cause of Death: Complications from an operation in his abdomen
Interesting Facts:
He was the first president to be born in a log cabin.