Born: Mar. 15, 1767
Birthplace: Waxhaw settlement, N.C.
Party: Democratic
Age at Inauguration: 61
Served: 1829-1837
Died: June 8, 1845
Age at Death: 78
College: None
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Lawyer
Runner-Up: John Quincy Adams (1828); Henry Clay (1832)
Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832); Martin Van Buren (1833-1837)
Some Trivia
His picture is on the $20 bill.
He was the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
His advisors were known as the "Kitchen Cabinet."
He was the only president to ever kill a man in a duel.
He was the first president nominated by a national political convention.
He was the first president to ride on a railroad train.
He was the first president born in a log cabin.
He was the only president to have been a prisoner of war. At thirteen, he joined the South Carolina militia to fight in the Revolutionary War. After his capture, he was ordered to clean the boots of a British officer. When Jackson refused, the officer drew his sword and slashed Jackson across the forehead, leaving a scar.
