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A Short Biography of Andrew Johnson

Author Name:

Andrew Johnson

Born As:

Andrew Johnson

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Born:

29 Dec 1808

Died:

1875




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17th President of the United States of America - Democrat 1865 - 1869                          
Eliza McCardle in 1827. Between 1828 and 1852, the couple had five children: Martha (1828), Charles (1830), Mary (1832), Robert (1834), and Andrew Jr. (1852                          
Mother Mary McDonough 
Father Jacob Johnson
Wife Eliza McCardle in 1827, five children: Martha, Charles, Mary, Robert and Andrew Jr.                          
17th President of the US - April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869.                          
First U.S. President to be impeached.

The first attempt to impeach was on November 21, 1867, the House Judiciary committee produced a bill of impeachment that consisted of a vast collection of complaints against him. A formal vote was held in the House of Representatives on December 5, 1867, which failed 57-108.
The second atempt to impeach  was ended when Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, who provided the decisive vote, defied their party and public opinion and voted against conviction.

Andrew Johnson didn't have any formal education and taught himself how to read and write.

Andrew Johnson's wife Eliza taught him arithmetic up to basic algebra and tutored him to improve his literacy and writing skills.