the Donelson family
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American frontiersman
American political family
American politician
First Lady of the United States
acting First Lady of the United States
frontier family
pioneer
The Donelson family was a prominent early American frontier and political family closely connected to Andrew Jackson and influential in the settlement and governance of Tennessee.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donelson family | 0 |
| John Donelson | 0 |
| Andrew Jackson Donelson | 0 |
| Emily Tennessee Donelson | 0 |
| Rachel Donelson Jackson | 0 |
| Andrew Jackson | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American frontiersman
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American political family ⓘ American politician ⓘ First Lady of the United States ⓘ acting First Lady of the United States ⓘ frontier family ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Virginia frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| family |
Donelson family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donelson family NERFINISHED ⓘ Donelson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Rachel Donelson Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Andrew Jackson Donelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emily Tennessee Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Donelson Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockley Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early Republic of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
early governance of Tennessee
ⓘ
settlement of Middle Tennessee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close association with Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
co-founding Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ marriage to Andrew Jackson ⓘ political influence in Tennessee ⓘ role in early American frontier settlement ⓘ serving as Andrew Jackson’s private secretary ⓘ serving as U.S. minister to Prussia ⓘ serving as White House hostess for Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| occupation |
land speculator
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lawyer ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Democratic Party (historical alignment with Andrew Jackson) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlly | Donelson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Rachel Donelson Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.