Andrew Jackson

E36939

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States, known for his populist appeal, forceful leadership style, and controversial policies including the Indian Removal Act and opposition to the national bank.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
allegiance United States of America
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
burialPlace The Hermitage, Tennessee
causeOfDeath chronic tuberculosis
heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1767-03-15
dateOfDeath 1845-06-08
depictedOn Federal Reserve Note
surface form: United States twenty-dollar bill
education informal legal apprenticeship
endTime 1837-03-04
ethnicGroup Scots-Irish American
familyName Jackson
givenName Andrew
hasPart Jacksonian era
surface form: Jacksonian democracy (political movement associated with him)
influenced Jacksonian era
surface form: Jacksonian democracy
knownFor expansion of executive power
leadership at the Battle of New Orleans
opposition to the national bank
policy of Indian removal
populist political style
strong use of presidential veto power
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Democratic-Republican Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major general
nickname Andrew Jackson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Hickory
nobleTitle “Old Hickory” (nickname)
notableWork Second Bank of the United States
surface form: Bank War against the Second Bank of the United States

Indian Removal policy of the United States
surface form: Indian Removal Act of 1830

Nullification Crisis
surface form: Nullification Proclamation of 1832

Specie Circular of 1836
occupation lawyer
military officer
planter
politician
officeContested President of the United States
owned enslaved people
participatedIn Battle of New Orleans
First Seminole War
War of 1812
placeOfBirth South Carolina
surface form: South Carolina (disputed with North Carolina)

Waxhaws region
placeOfDeath The Hermitage, Tennessee
positionHeld 7th President of the United States
President of the United States
United States senator from Tennessee
justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court
major general in the United States Army
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
military governor of Florida
predecessor John Quincy Adams
presidentialOrder 7
religion Presbyterianism
residence Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee region

The Hermitage, Tennessee
sexOrGender male
signature Andrew Jackson signature image (on U.S. documents)
spouse Rachel Jackson (designate)
surface form: Rachel Donelson Jackson
startTime 1829-03-04
successor Martin Van Buren
vicePresident John C. Calhoun
Martin Van Buren

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (162)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Forsyth appointedBy Andrew Jackson
Panic of 1837 significantPerson Andrew Jackson
Jackson County, Iowa namedAfter Andrew Jackson
Jackson namedAfter Andrew Jackson
subject surface form: Jackson, Mississippi
Jacksonville, Alabama namedAfter Andrew Jackson
Jackson County, Mississippi namedAfter Andrew Jackson
Robert Lucas nominatedBy Andrew Jackson
Jackson County namedAfter Andrew Jackson
subject surface form: Jackson County, Florida
Jackson namedAfter Andrew Jackson
subject surface form: Jackson, Michigan