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"King Andrew the First" is an American political cartoon created by an unknown artist around 1832. [1] The cartoon depicts the 7th United States president , Andrew Jackson , as a monarch , standing before a throne in a reminiscent of a playing-card king.
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, ... and 10 days later was made a brevet major general with command of the Seventh Military District, ...
Lawrence originally planned to shoot Jackson as he entered the service but was unable to get close enough to him. However, by the time Jackson left the funeral, Lawrence had found a space near a pillar on the East Portico, where Jackson would pass. As Jackson walked by, Lawrence stepped out and fired his first pistol at Jackson's back; it misfired.
John R. Coffee (June 2, 1772 – July 7, 1833) was an American planter of English descent, and a state militia brigadier general in Tennessee.He commanded troops under General Andrew Jackson during the Creek Wars (1813–14) and the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.
First president born west of the Mississippi River and first born in Iowa. [5] First president who was a Quaker. [234] First president to have a telephone on his desk. [190] First president to have a post-presidency of more than 30 years. [bz] [235] First president to have a multiethnic and Native American vice president (Charles Curtis). [ca ...
Junaluska was born around 1775, [1] [2] approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Franklin, North Carolina near present-day Dillard, Georgia. A few days after his birth, the cradle-board holding him fell over. He was called Gu-Ka-Las-Ki or Gulkalaski in the Cherokee language, [3] meaning "one who falls from a leaning position".
Charles Dickinson (December 20, 1780 – May 30, 1806) was an American attorney and slave trader who was killed by Andrew Jackson in a duel. An expert marksman, Dickinson was shot in the chest by the future president due to a protracted disagreement which originated in an incident involving a horse which Jackson owned.
Jackson's nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson, served as the president's personal secretary, and wife, Emily, acted as the White House hostess. [26] Jackson's inaugural cabinet suffered from bitter partisanship and gossip, especially between Eaton, Vice President John C. Calhoun, and Van Buren. By mid-1831, all except Barry (and Calhoun) had ...