Andrew Johnson
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1870-1875
17th President of the United States
In office April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Abraham Lincoln
Succeeded by	Ulysses S. Grant
16th Vice President of the United States
In office March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865
President	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	Hannibal Hamlin
Succeeded by	Schuyler Colfax
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office March 4, 1875 – July 31, 1875
Preceded by	William Gannaway Brownlow
Succeeded by	David M. Key
In office October 8, 1857 – March 4, 1862
Preceded by	James C. Jones
Succeeded by	David T. Patterson
Military Governor of Tennessee
In office March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865
Appointed by	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	Isham G. Harris (Governor of Tennessee)
Succeeded by	William Gannaway Brownlow (Governor of Tennessee)
15th Governor of Tennessee
In office October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857
Preceded by	William B. Campbell
Succeeded by	Isham G. Harris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Thomas Dickens Arnold
Succeeded by	Brookins Campbell
Mayor of Greeneville, Tennessee
In office 1834–1835
Personal details
Born	(1808-12-29)December 29, 1808 Raleigh, North Carolina
Died	July 31, 1875(1875-07-31) (aged 66) Elizabethton, Tennessee
Resting place	Andrew Johnson National Cemetery Greeneville, Tennessee
Political party	National Union
Other political affiliations	National Union (1864–1868)
Spouse(s)	Eliza McCardle (m. 1827)
Children	5
Parents	Jacob Johnson Mary McDonough
Profession	Tailor
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. Before becoming president, he was the 16th vice president of the United States from March to April 1865. He became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was the first president to be impeached, but he was not removed from office. The impeachment happened because he fired the Secretary of War from his presidential cabinet after Congress had made it illegal. This was also considered strange, as it is usually up to the president to appoint and fire his secretaries. However, Congress hated him because he did not want to help slaves. Because of this, Johnson is widely regarded as one of the worst presidents in American history.