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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 1 Biografia
- 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 Machine- Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee
25 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.
- Betty Boyd Caroli
2 dic 2009 · Eliza Johnson (1810-76) was an American first lady (1865-69) and the wife of Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States.
- Eliza Johnson
Eliza Johnson was the first of six wives of presidents who were born and raised as only children. The others were Ellen Arthur (who died before her husband’s presidency), Frances Cleveland, Grace Coolidge, Laura Bush and Nancy Reagan (whose mother’s remarriage brought a stepbrother to her family). Religion. Methodist. Education.
After Lincoln’s assassination and her husband’s swearing-in as president, Eliza Johnson used a congressional appropriation of $30,000 to refurbish the White House interiors, which had become rundown during the Civil War.
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,”...
