Andrew Johnson
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| Andrew Johnson | |
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| Personal | |
| Date & Place of Birth | December 29, 1808 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Parents | Jacob Johnson Mary McDonough |
| Religion | Christian, non-denominational |
| Education | Self-taught |
| Previous occupation | Tailor U.S. Congressman March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 Governor of Tennessee October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857 Military governor of Tennessee March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865 U.S. Senator October 8, 1857 – March 4, 1862 |
| Spouse | Eliza McCardle Johnson |
| Children | Martha Johnson Charles Johnson Mary Johnson Robert Johnson Andrew Johnson, Jr. |
| Date & Place of Death | July 31, 1875 Elizabethton, Tennessee |
| Place of Burial | Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Greeneville, Tennessee |
| Presidency | |
| Term of Office | April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 |
| Political Party | Democrat |
| Preceeded by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Cabinet | |
| Vice-President | None |
| Secretary of State | William H. Seward 1865–1869 |
| Secretary of War | Edwin M. Stanton 1865–1868 John M. Schofield 1868–1869 |
| Secretary of the Navy | Gideon Welles 1865–1869 |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Hugh McCulloch 1865–1869 |
| Secretary of the Interior | John P. Usher 1865 James Harlan 1865–1866 Orville H. Browning 1866–1869 |
| Attorney-General | James Speed 1865–1866 Henry Stanberry 1866–1868 William M. Evarts 1868–1869 |
| Postmaster-General | William Dennison 1865–1866 Alexander W. Randall 1866–1869 |
| Post-Presidency | |
| Later career | U.S. Senator March 4, 1875 - July 31, 1875 |
| Writings | Papers of Andrew Johnson (8 vols., ed. by L. P. Graf et al., 1967-90) |
