Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799–1871) was a diplomat and candidate for the Vice Presidency. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Samuel and Mary Donelson on August 25, 1799. Donelson's father died when Donelson was about five. When his mother remarried, Donelson moved to the Hermitage, the home of his aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson and her husband, Donelson's namesake, Andrew Jackson. Nickname: Music City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A hermitage is the retreat of a hermit. ... Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (June 1767 - December 22, 1828) was the wife of 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson. ... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845), was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. ...

Donelson attended Cumberland College in Nashville and then joined the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, graduating second in his class in 1820. His two years as an officer in the United States Army were spent as aide-de-camp to Andrew Jackson, by then a major general, as Jackson campaigned against the Seminoles in Florida. With the campaign over, he resigned his commission and studied law at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. A year later, he started practicing law in Nashville and, less than a year after that, had married his first cousin, Emily Tennessee Donelson. This institutition is unrelated, other than by similarity of name, to Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee or Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA or Army — and sometimes, irreverently among the cadets themselves, as Whoops or Woopoo — is a U.S. service academy and Army fort. ... West Point painting West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Seminole is the name of an American Indian tribe formed in Florida in the 18th century. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Transylvania University is a private liberal arts college located in Lexington, Kentucky with approximately 1,100 students. ... It has been suggested that Fayette County, Kentucky be merged into this article or section. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 - December 19, 1836) was the niece of US President Andrew Jackson. ...

In 1829, after six years of practicing law in Nashville, Donelson was hired as private secretary by his uncle, who was the newly inaugurated President of the United States. His wife Emily served as White House hostess and unofficial First Lady of the United States. Donelson remained Jackson's private secretary throughout his administration. During his stay in Washington, Donelson had his new home, Tulip Grove, constructed on the land he had inherited from his father, which was adjacent to the Hermitage. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Martha Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, current First Lady of the United States (2001-present) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ...

In 1836, Tulip Grove was completed. Shortly afterward Emily died of tuberculosis leaving four young children. Donelson moved back to Nashville after Jackson's retirement the following year, where he would remain out of public service for the next seven years. In 1841, Donelson married another cousin, Elizabeth {Martin} Randolph, with whom he would have eight more children. {Elizabeth Martin was a widow of Meriwether Lewis Randolph a son of Martha Jefferson Randolph daugther of Thomas Jefferson}. Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... take you to calendar). ... Martha Jefferson Randolph, was the daughter of President Thomas Jefferson. ... Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ...

In 1844, Donelson was drawn back into public service when President John Tyler appointed Donelson chargé d'affaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas. His primary job was to promote the annexation of Texas to the United States. He was successful in this endeavor, and Texas joined the United States on December 29, 1845. He was then made minister to Prussia in 1846, a position he would hold until President Polk's Democratic administration was replaced by the Whig administration of Zachary Taylor in 1849. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. ... Official language English de facto nationwide also Spanish, French, German and Native American languages regionally Capital Washington-on-the-Brazos (1836) Harrisburg (1836) Galveston (1836) Velasco (1836) Houston (1837–1839) Austin (1839–1845) Largest city Houston, Texas Presidents David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Anson Jones Area 261... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795–June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. ... Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850), also known as Old Rough and Ready, was the twelfth President of the United States, serving from 1849 to 1850. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1851, Donelson became the editor of the Washington Union, a Democratic newspaper. However, as sectionalism became the dominant issue of American politics, Donelson became disenchanted with the Democratic Party and left the newspaper. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Democratic presidents be merged into this article or section. ... Sectionalism is a tendency among sections in bureaucracy to blindly focus on the interest of a section and overlook the benefits of the whole. ...

1856 found Donelson nominated as the running mate of former President Millard Fillmore on the American Party ticket. Late in the campaign, the Whig Party decided to nominate Fillmore and Donelson as their candidates as well. This action further splintered the dying party because of Donelson's former relationship with the hated Democratic Party. Fillmore and Donelson managed to garner only 8 electoral votes, bringing both of their national careers to an end. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the nations highest office. ... The Know-Nothing movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1850s. ...

In 1858, Donelson sold Tulip Grove and moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He participated in local politics there until his death on June 26, 1871. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

His brother [Daniel Smith Donelson] {June 23, 1801-April 17, 1863}was a Confederate General For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ...

William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804–August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843 and Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849. ... The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The Know-Nothing movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1850s. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

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