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5 Fun Facts About President Andrew Jackson 1. Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States of America.  Although he served two terms as President (winning the elections in 1828 and 1832, serving as president between 1829 and 1837), he actually won the popular vote three times. The first time he ran in 1824, he won the popular vote but didn't get a majority from the Electoral College, who are actually the ones who vote for the president, not you, the voters, but that's another article. There has got to be a better way. Which is what Andrew Jackson lobbied for, along with the abolition of the Electoral College, but got nowhere. The College voted for Quincy Adams, not the Medical Examiner from the television, instead of Jackson. Now, if only he had called for a jewel. 2. Jackson was born in America, perhaps South Carolina , or North Carolina, or maybe somewhere over the rainbow, no one is quite sure, not even him. His parents, on the other ...

25 Quick and Interesting Facts about Andrew Jackson Read the Fun Facts version here   1. Andrew Jackson was born on the Ides of March (5th), 1767. 2. He was the 7th President of the United States of America. 3.  Andrew Jackson's parents were from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, emigrating to America in 1765 with Andrew's big brothers, Hugh and Robert. 4. Both North and South Carolina claim to be the birthplace of Andrew Jackson. No one is quite sure where he was born, although Jackson says he was told it in South Carolina at his uncle's home. 5. Andrew Jackson married his wife when she was still legally married to her first husband. Whoops. 6.  When Jackson was 13 years old, he was a prisoner of war during the Revolutionary War. 7. During the Revolutionary war, he acted as a courier for the army. 8. Andrew Jackson was involved in up to 100 duels. 9. In 1806 he shot dead Charles Dickinson in a duel. 10. Andrew Jackson car...