Tag Archives: Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Feather Foster

Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading →

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Martha Johnson Patterson: First Daughter

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Martha Johnson Patterson served for nearly four years as de facto First Lady to an unpopular president. The Johnson Family of Greeneville Andrew Johnson (1808-75) was seventeen years old when he pushed a cart across the North Carolina border into … Continue reading →

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