Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, Jr.

He was born December 4, 1808. He died of lockjaw after being shot in a hunting accident in 1865. He was one of a pair of twins, nephews of Andrew Jackson's wife, but he was adopted by the Jackson's at birth and named after his new father. He married Sarah Yorke in 1831. The remainder of his life was spent accumulating debts through risky business ventures. After Jackson, Sr., died in 1845, the adopted son sold the Hermitage, the family home.

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