Andrew
Johnson - 16th Vice President
Party: Democrat
Term: March 4, 1865 - April 15, 1865
Age at Inauguration: 56
Life Span: Dec 29, 1808 - July 31, 1875 [66]
President:Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson was the second of two
indentured servants [Millard Fillmore] to be president
As a Southerner and a Democrat he
was selected to balance the ticket for Linclon's reelection
Johnson served only six weeks before
the assassination of Lincoln in 1865 Assassinated Presidents
He never attended one day of school
and was taught to read and write by his wife
He served in the house and senate
as well as governor of Tennessee
Following his term as president President Andrew Johnson he became the
only formewr president elected to
the U. S. Senate