U.S. President Profile Andrew Johnson

About the U.S. President Andrew Johnson, his birth and death date and location, date and highlights of his term.

PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTS

ANDREW JOHNSON

17th President, Democrat

Born: Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C. Presidential Term: Apr. 15, 1865-Mar. 4, 1869. Highlights in Office: 13th and 14th Amendments ratified; Reconstruction Acts passed; Alaska bought from Russia by the U.S. Died: July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tenn., from a stroke.