Mrs. Andrew Jackson

Character Key: 
Display Name: 
Mrs. Andrew Jackson
Sort Name: 
Jackson, Mrs. Andrew
AKA: 
Rachel Donelson Jackson
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Date of Birth: 
Monday, June 15, 1767
Biography: 

Andrew Jackson's wife Rachel had been married before meeting him, and there was a legal question about the validity of both her divorce and their subsequent marriage. During the presidential campaign of 1828 Jackson's political opponents repeatedly (and unfairly) attacked her along with him. She died between the time the election and his inauguration, and so was never a First Lady.

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 
Date of Death: 
Monday, December 22, 1828

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