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Andrew Jackson Sr.

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Andrew Jackson Sr.
BornJuly 20, 1737
DiedFebruary 22, 1767 (aged 29)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education
SpouseElizabeth Hutchinson Jackson
Children
Parent(s)Hugh Jackson I (father)
Elizabeth Creath (mother)
ReligionChristianity
ChurchChristian Church

Andrew Jackson Sr. (July 20, 1737 - February 22, 1767) was an American businessman, politician & father of the 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson, Hugh Jackson II & Robert Jackson.

Andrew was born on 20 July 1737 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was the son of Hugh Jackson & Elizabeth Creath. Not much was known in his childhood.

He got a degree at Harvard University but 3 years later moved to University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

After he graduated, he went back to his hometown in Ohio & became a businessman.

Jackson and his family moved to Dallas, Texas. He spent the remaining 2 years of his life there before dying in a logging accident. Because of his death, his family lost some money.