Born: Mar. 15, 1767
Birthplace: Waxhaw settlement, N.C.
Party: Democratic
Age at Inauguration: 61
Served: 1829-1837
Died: June 8, 1845
Age at Death: 78
College: None
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer
Runner-Up: John Quincy Adams (1828); Henry Clay (1832)
Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832); Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)
Some Trivia
- His picture is on the $20 bill.
- He was the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
- His advisors were known as the "Kitchen Cabinet."
- He was the only president to ever kill a man in a duel.
- He was the first president nominated by a national political convention.
- He was the first president to ride on a railroad train.
- He was the first president born in a log cabin.
- He was the only president to have been a prisoner of war. At thirteen, he joined the South Carolina militia to fight in the Revolutionary War. After his capture, he was ordered to clean the boots of a British officer. When Jackson refused, the officer drew his sword and slashed Jackson across the forehead, leaving a scar.
BlackDog's President's Day Celebration
BlackDog's President's Day Celebration