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Andrew Johnson

1808 - 1875

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Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a War Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union Party ticket in the 1864 presidential election, coming to office as the American Civil War concluded. Johnson favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the newly freed people who were formerly enslaved, as well as pardoning ex-Confederates. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Johnson is the 42nd most popular politician, the 16th most popular biography from United States and the 8th most popular American Politician.

Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States. He was impeached by the House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate.

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Among politicians, Andrew Johnson ranks 42 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard III of England, Abraham Lincoln, Qin Shi Huang, Hillary Clinton, Saddam Hussein, and Yasser Arafat. After him are Martin Van Buren, Ulysses S. Grant, Louis XV of France, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pericles, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among people born in 1808, Andrew Johnson ranks 1. After him are Napoleon III, Honoré Daumier, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Antonio Meucci, Frederick VII of Denmark, Patrice de MacMahon, Emir Abdelkader, Jefferson Davis, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Gérard de Nerval, and Thomas Cook. Among people deceased in 1875, Andrew Johnson ranks 2. Before him is Hans Christian Andersen. After him are Georges Bizet, Ferdinand I of Austria, Jean-François Millet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Charles Lyell, Éliphas Lévi, Isaac Singer, John Edward Gray, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, and Moses Hess.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Johnson ranks 16 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Jobs (1955), Andrew Jackson (1767), Marilyn Monroe (1926), Steven Spielberg (1946), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and Hillary Clinton (1947). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), Martin Scorsese (1942), James K. Polk (1795), Malcolm X (1925), and Bruce Lee (1940).

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Among politicians born in United States, Andrew Johnson ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Jefferson (1743), Jimmy Carter (1924), Richard Nixon (1913), Andrew Jackson (1767), Abraham Lincoln (1809), and Hillary Clinton (1947). After him are Martin Van Buren (1782), Ulysses S. Grant (1822), James K. Polk (1795), Joe Biden (1942), Franklin Pierce (1804), and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882).

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