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Elizabeth McCardle Johnson ( Telford, 4 ottobre 1810 – Greeneville, 15 gennaio 1876) fu la moglie di Andrew Johnson, diciassettesimo presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America . Indice. 1Biografia. 2Note. 3Voci correlate. 4Altri progetti. 5Collegamenti esterni. Biografia[modifica | modifica wikitesto]
- Early Life and Marriage
- Politician's Wife
- First Lady of The United States
- Later Life and Death
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Eliza McCardle was born in Greeneville, Tennessee on October 4, 1810.: 108 She was the only child of John McCardle, a cobbler and innkeeper, and Sarah Phillips.: 116 The family moved to Warrensburg, Tennessee while McCardle was young, but they returned to Greeneville following her father's death.: 191 McCardle was raised by her widowed mother, who ...
Antebellum years
With Eliza's encouragement, her husband sought political office. She played a large role in his early political career, assisting him in his education and his oratory skill.: 231 As he attained higher political offices, Johnson avoided the social role associated with a politician's wife, instead tending to their home. By this point, the household included eight or nine slaves.: 194 It is unknown how Johnson felt about owning slaves.: 232 As Johnson's children came of age, she enjoyed seeing h...
American Civil War
During the war, Johnson became an advocate for Unionists that lived in the Confederate States of America.: 118 She was forced to move after the Confederate States Army occupied the region. She moved to her daughter Mary's farm after the Johnson home was captured by Confederate forces. While initially ordered to vacate the entire region within 36 hours in May 1862, she replied "I cannot comply with the requirement", and she was granted an additional five months.: 204 Johnson eventually made th...
Johnson traveled to Washington with her surviving children, her son-in-law David T. Patterson, and her grandchildren.: 119 They arrived on August 6, 1865.: 196 After arriving, she chose a room on the second floor directly opposite the president's office.: 129 Johnson was not able to serve effectively as first lady due to her poor health, and she re...
The Johnsons returned to Greenville after leaving the White House in March 1869. Their son Robert took his own life the following month.: 199 Johnson lived a quieter life after ending her tenure as first lady, often spending her time with her children and grandchildren.: 234 She enjoyed a level of independence, sometimes traveling without her husba...
Johnson was one of the least active first ladies, playing little role in the political or social aspects of the White House. Her influence was that of an educator and adviser to her husband.: 121 She did not meaningfully change the position of first lady during her tenure.: 200 Historians generally describe Johnson as unassuming and unable to fulfi...
Eliza McCardle Johnson at Find a GraveNational First Ladies' Library Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine25 apr 2024 · Eliza Johnson (born October 4, 1810, Greeneville, Tennessee, U.S.—died January 15, 1876, Greeneville) was an American first lady (1865–69), the wife of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States. Eliza McCardle was the only child of John McCardle, a shoemaker and innkeeper, and Sarah Phillips McCardle.
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2 dic 2009 · Eliza Johnson. By: History.com Editors. Updated: August 21, 2018 | Original: December 2, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images / MPI / Stringer. Eliza Johnson (1810-76) was an...
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First Lady Biography: Eliza Johnson . Eliza McCardle Johnson . Birth. Leesburg, Tennessee. 4 October 1810. Ancestry. Scotch-Irish, English, possibly Dutch; little to nothing has been definitively traced about Eliza Johnson’s ancestors because of the lack of any primary information about her parents and their origins.
Eliza McCardle Johnson was the wife of the 17th President, Andrew Johnson. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869. “I knew he’d be acquitted; I knew it,” declared...
Unidentified photographer. Photograph with applied color, c. 1865–76. Courtesy of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Explore More Portraits. The daughter of a shoemaker, Eliza McCardle Johnson was sixteen when she married Andrew Johnson, a tailor.
