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Andrew Jackson Biography

Andrew JacksonBorn: 3/15/1767Birthplace: Waxhaw, S.C. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in what is now generally agreed to be Waxhaw, S.C. After a turbulent boyhood as an orphan and…

Benton, Thomas Hart, U.S. Senator

(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782–1858, U.S. Senator (1821–51), b. Hillsboro, N.C. Benton moved to Tennessee in 1809, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and served (1809–11) in the state senate…

William Henry Harrison Biography

William Henry HarrisonBorn: 2/9/1773Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773. Joining the army in 1791, he was active…

U.S. Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other

American Dynasties Technically speaking, in the United States one cannot inherit political office from their parents. But that doesn't mean there aren't dynastic families, who repeatedly win…

Having a Ball at the Inauguration

Behind the scenes of the presidential party W.J.Clinton, Hillary, Tipper, and Al Gore on stage at the 1997 Inaugural Gala Related Links Presidential Information Presidential Election…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Joe Biden. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…

Hannah Hoes Van Buren

Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of U.S. president Martin Van Buren, but died long before he reached the presidency and never served as First Lady. The barest facts are known about her: she was…

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. His two full terms ran from 1829 until 1837. A veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson was popularly known…