7 Weird Facts You Probably Never Heard About Andrew Jackson’s Personal Life
Seven facts about the controversial President’s life.
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was born into extreme poverty, but by the time war broke out in 1812 between the United States and Britain, he had risen from obscurity to become a successful lawyer and rising young politician in Tennessee. For his part in leading the American forces to victory, Jackson was hailed as a national hero, and he went on to become the most prominent (and divisive) political figure in the United States in the 1820s and 1830s.
Jackson lost the 1824 election to John Quincy Adams by a razor-thin margin, but he won atonement in the 1828 election by handily defeating Adams and becoming the nation’s seventh president (1829–1837). When the political parties in the United States began to formalize, Jackson emerged as the first head of the Democratic Party.
Although Andrew Jackson’s likeness appears on the twenty-dollar bill, this president was an opponent of the Whig Party and Congress on divisive subjects like the Bank of the United States. His participation in the forcible removal of Native American tribes from east of the Mississippi River has stained his reputation in the eyes of many. Here are some fascinating facts about his life.
