Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson ; (politician);
Born	December 29, 1808; Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 31, 1875 (Age 66); Elizabethton, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality	US
Party	Democratic
	President of the United States
In office
	April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869
Preceded by	Abraham Lincoln
	Vice President of the United States
In office
	March 4, 1865 - April 15, 1865
	United States Senator from Tennessee
In office
	March 4, 1875 - July 31, 1875
	United States Senator from Tennessee
In office
	October 8, 1857 - March 4, 1862
	Military Governor of Tennessee
In office
	March 12, 1862 - March 4, 1865
	As Military Governor
	Governor of Tennessee
In office
	October 17, 1853 - November 3, 1857
	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1853

Andrew Johnson was an American politician who was president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.

He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.

Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote.

Impeachment

Johnson was impeached basically because his criticism of Reconstruction, the attempt to reshape the South following the civil war.

Appointee	Job	Appointed	End
William H. Seward	US/Secretary of State	6 March 1861	4 March 1869

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