Which presidents were from Tenneessee?

Answer 1

There have been three Presidents from Tennessee.

• Andrew Jackson (7th US President) was likely born in the Carolinas, but represented Tennessee as US Senator before being elected President in 1829.
• James K. Polk (11th US President)- Although born in North Carolina, he lived in Tennessee and was its Governor from 1839 to 1841. Polk became President in 1845.
• Andrew Johnson (17th US President) , born in NC but living his entire adult life in TN, was a Southern Democrat who ran under the National Union party with Abraham Lincoln in 1864, and succeeded to the Presidency upon Lincoln's death in 1865.

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Answer 2

Although no U. S. President was born in Tennessee, it was the home state of the following three at the time they became President:

1. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
2. James K. Polk (1845-1849)
3. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

Answer 3

Andrew Jackson,Andrew Johnson,James Knox Polk

Answer 4

Andrew Jackson (7th President) is buried at the Hermitage, and James Polk (11th President) and his wife are now buried at the state capitol, both in Nashville.

Answer 5

No. James Polk is buried on the grounds of the state capitol in Tennessee.