Born: December 29, 1808

Died: July 31, 1875

First Lady: Eliza McCardle Johnson

Political Party: No party affiliation

Presidential Term: April 15, 1865 to March 3, 1869

Famous Quote: “Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.”

Timeline

1827 Married Eliza McCardle

1830-1833 Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee

1841-1843 Tennessee state senator

1843-1853 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

1853-1857 Governor of Tennessee

1857-1862 U.S. senator

1862-1864 Military governor of Tennessee

1865 Vice president of the United States under President Lincoln

1865-1869 Seventeenth president of the United States

1867 America purchased Alaska

1867 Nebraska admitted to the Union