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Andrew Jackson Donelson (August 25, 1799 – June 26, 1871) was an American diplomat and politician. He served in various positions as a Democrat and was the Know Nothing nominee for US vice president in 1856 .
XML. This richly detailed biography of Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) sheds new light on the political and personal life of this nephew and namesake of Andrew Jackson. A scion of a pioneering Tennessee family, Donelson was a valued assistant and trusted confidant of the man who defined the Age of Jackson.
Donelson’s attempts to live the life of a southern planter produced some of his deepest disappointments. As successful as his uncle was at being a plantation owner (at least, until Jackson’s adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr., mucked things up), Donelson was unsuccessful, never mastering his finances.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Andrew Jackson Donelson, son of Samuel and Mary Donelson, was a soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. After his father's death around 1804 and his mother's remarriage, Donelson was reared at the Hermitage, home of his aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson, and his namesake Andrew Jackson.
Andrew Jackson Donelson (A. J. Donelson), biological cousin of Andrew Jackson, Jr., was the son of Rachel Jackson's brother Samuel Donelson ( c. 1759-1804) and his wife Mary Smith Donelson (1781-1857). He married his cousin, Rachel Jackson's niece, Emily Tennessee Donelson (1807-1836) in 1824.
1 de jun. de 2008 · In Old Hickory's Nephew, Mark R. Cheathem articulates the accomplishments of Andrew Jackson Donelson, a man often remembered for his name rather than for his contributions to nineteenth-century political history.
1 de dic. de 1994 · Donelson, Andrew Jackson (1799–1871). Andrew Jackson Donelson, diplomat, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 25, 1799. He attended Cumberland College, Nashville, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1820.
