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Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) ... In 1843, Johnson purchased his first slave, Dolly, who was 14 years old at the time.
A now-outdated 1928 biography of Johnson by white Southerner Robert W. Winston described Sam Johnson as Andrew Johnson's "favorite slave" Bill of sale, for a slave girl named Dolly, from John W. Gragg to Andrew Johnson, dated January 2, 1843 (Gilder Lehrman Collection #GLC02041) [1]
Dolly Johnson was born in Tennessee, sometime between 1825 and 1830. [1] [2] In the early 20th century, several newspaper accounts had it from both Andrew Johnson's descendants and Dolly Johnson's descendants that she was only 14 years old when she was purchased by Johnson, in which case her birth year would fall closer to 1830.
Mar. 3, 1843 Jul. 30, 1875 9 [6] No (1865–1869) Later elected president. Johnson owned a few slaves and was supportive of James K. Polk's slavery policies. As military governor of Tennessee, he convinced Abraham Lincoln to exempt that area from the Emancipation Proclamation. Johnson went on to free all his personal slaves on August 8, 1863. [7]
Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States, represented the district from 1843 to 1853. Like the rest of East Tennessee, slavery was not as common in this area as in the rest of the state due to its mountain terrain, which was dominated by small farms instead of plantations. [8]
Andrew Jackson: 1796–1797 James K. Polk: 1825–1839 Only former speaker to become president Andrew Johnson: 1843–1853 Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson: 1937–1949 George H. W. Bush: 1967–1971 Virginia: James Madison: 1789–1797 First former representative to become president John Tyler: 1816–1821
The 1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 1, 1842, and November 8, 1843. [a] Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 28th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1843.
1832–1843 Served after being vice president 1845–1850 Served after being vice president. Died in office Tennessee: Andrew Johnson: 1857–1862 1875 Served after being vice president. Died in office Al Gore: 1985–1993 Resigned to become vice president Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson: 1949–1961 Senate minority leader 1953–1955 Senate majority ...