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Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. [1] [2] She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as first lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency , he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress .
Rachel Jackson, née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828; The wife of Andrew Jackson. The aunt of Emily Donelson (1807—1836). Rachel Jackson died just after Jackson's election but before his inauguration as president; she never served as First Lady.
William Hunter Smith - Described by Jackson biographer Remini as "a neighbor's unwanted burden," [8] he was a son of Bennett Smith and a brother of Mary Smith Hutchings (the wife of John Hutchings, who was a nephew of Rachel Jackson and as "Jacky" was Jackson's partner in slave trading and cotton shipping).
Emily Donelson, niece of Andrew Jackson's late wife Rachel Donelson Robards and the wife of Jackson's adopted son and confidant Andrew Jackson Donelson, served as Jackson's "surrogate First Lady". [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Emily Donelson chose to side with the Calhoun faction, which led Jackson to replace her with his daughter-in-law Sarah Yorke Jackson as ...
Marriage bond of Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson Robards, signed by Andrew Jackson, his bondsmen Robert Hays (Tennessee) and John Overton (judge), and witnessed by Andrew Ewing, January 17, 1794 The circumstances of the end of Rachel Donelson 's relationship with Lewis Robards and transition to Andrew Jackson resurfaced as a campaign issue ...
The President's Lady is a 1953 biopic by 20th Century Fox directed by Henry Levin.The screenplay by John Patrick was adapted from the eponymous 1951 novel by Irving Stone, based on the life of American president Andrew Jackson and his marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards.
Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836) was the acting first lady of the United States from 1829 to 1834 during the presidency of her uncle Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of the brother of Jackson's wife. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died weeks before her husband's presidential inauguration.