Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson

In office
April 15 1865 – March 3 1869
Vice President(s) none
Preceded by Abraham Lincoln
Succeeded by Ulysses S. Grant

In office
4 March 1865 – April 15 1865
President Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by Hannibal Hamlin
Succeeded by Schuyler Colfax

Born December 29 1808
Raleigh North Carolina
Died July 31 1875
Greeneville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Political party Democratic (elected on National Union ticket)
Spouse Eliza McCardle Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 16th Vice-President and 17th President of the United States. He became President in 1865 after Abraham Lincoln was killed and he was also the first President to be impeached, but was later acquitted and finished the rest of his term. He is also the only US president never to have gone to school; he was taught by his wife Eliza McCardle Johnson.

He bought Alaska from Russia.

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