25 Quick and Interesting Facts About Andrew Jackson
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...