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Fact about Andrew Johnson

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019
  • His father died when he was three.
  • He was never allowed to go to school.
  • He started working as a tailor's apprentice when he was 14.
  • He opened his own tailor shop in Greeneville, TN when he was 17.
  • He got married when he was 18.
  • With some help from his wife and others, he taught himself to read and write.
  • When he was 19 he was elected alderman and became mayor of Greeneville when he was 21.
  • Elected to state house when he was 27.
  • Became state senator when he was 32.
  • Served 10 years as US Congressman starting at age 34.
  • Was governor of TN at age 44.
  • Was US senator from TN from 1857 until Tennessee seceded .
  • Was the only Southern senator to remain loyal to the US.
  • Was a Democrat until the Republicans nominated him for Vice-President.
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