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(Encyclopedia) Kitchen Cabinet, in U.S. history, popular name for the group of intimate, unofficial advisers of President Jackson. Early in his administration Jackson abandoned official cabinet…Pakenham, Sir Edward Michael
(Encyclopedia) Pakenham, Sir Edward MichaelPakenham, Sir Edward Michaelpăkˈənəm [key], 1778–1815, British general. He entered the army in 1794 and served in the wars against Napoleon I, emperor of…Alexander City
(Encyclopedia) Alexander City, city (2020 pop. 14,843), Tallapoosa co., E central Ala., in a piedmont farm area; inc. 1874. Nearby Martin Dam supplies power for the city's textile mills;…Horseshoe Bend
(Encyclopedia) Horseshoe Bend, a turn on the Tallapoosa River, near Dadeville, E central Ala., site of a battle on Mar. 27, 1814, in which the Creeks, led by chief William Weatherford, were…Apalachee
(Encyclopedia) ApalacheeApalacheeăpˌəlăchˈē [key], tribe of Native North Americans once centered about Apalachee Bay, NW Florida, belonging to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic…Shelby, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Isaac, 1750–1826, American frontiersman, b. Washington co. (then part of Frederick co.), Md. Around 1773 he settled in the Holston River country in what is now E Tennessee. In…Andrew JACKSON, Congress, TN (1767-1845)
Senate Years of Service: 1797-1798; 1823-1825 Party: Democratic Republican JACKSON Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and 7th President of the United States; born on March 15,…Andrew Jackson HINSHAW, Congress, CA (1923)
HINSHAW Andrew Jackson , a Representative from California; born in Dexter, Stoddard County, Mo., August 4, 1923; educated in the public schools in Michigan and Los Angeles, Calif.; B.S.,…Andrew Jackson THAYER, Congress, OR (1818-1873)
THAYER Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Oregon; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., November 27, 1818; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1849 and…Andrew Jackson HARLAN, Congress, IN (1815-1907)
HARLAN Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, March 29, 1815; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…Trending
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