There are many things that set Andrew Jackson apart from other presidents. His politics and personality set him apart from most. Although he is the seventh president, he was the first in many ways. Jackson was the first president to be born in a log cabin and he was the first president to ride a train. Along with this, he was the only president to serve in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson was also the first to have a vice president (John C. Calhoun) resign, he was the first to marry a divorced person. , he was the first to be nominated at a national convention, the first to use an informal "Kitchen Cabinet" of advisers, and he was the first president to use the "pocket veto" to defeat a project of Congressional law. While these things are truly incomparable, that's not all that sets Andrew Jackson apart from other presidents. Throughout this article, many other accomplishments in Andrew Jackson's life will be discussed. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaw Colony on the western frontier of South Carolina. He was born into a poor family. Jackson was the third child of Scots-Irish parents. His father, also named Andrew, died in a logging accident just days before the birth of his third son and future president. After her husband's death, Jackson's mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, raised her three sons with one of her sisters. At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army as a courier. The Revolution proved to be a difficult time for the Jackson family. Hugh, one of Andrew's older brothers, died after the Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina, in 1779. Two years later, Andrew and his other brother, Robert, were taken prisoner for a few weeks. Andrew and Robert both contracted smallpox during their imprisonment and Robert died just days after their release. Later that year, Andrew's mother went to Charleston to care for American prisoners of war. Shortly after her arrival, Elizabeth fell ill with smallpox or cholera and died. Andrew was orphaned at the age of fourteen and went to live with his uncle, a wealthy slave and landowner. At the age of seventeen, he moved to Salisbury, North Carolina to study law and was later admitted...... middle of paper ...... Andrew Jackson stayed a political power after his retirement. He helped secure the presidency for Martin Van Buren, his successor, and in 1840 he contributed to Van Buren's failed re-election campaign. He also worked for the annexation of Texas and remained close to future President James Polk, who had been one of Jackson's biggest supporters in Congress as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. In his final years, Andrew Jackson's health deteriorated significantly and he died at the Hermitage on June 8, 1845. Throughout his life, Andrew Jackson made many significant accomplishments, both good and bad . He was a faithful friend and a fierce enemy. He was truly unique, and even though he was the seventh president, he was the first president to do a lot of things. Jackson had his share of good times and bad times, but in the end, he proved to be a remarkably amazing man.BibliographyInternet. http://www.whitehouse.gov Encarta Encyclopedia. “Jackson, Andrew.” 1999. Encyclopedia Brittanica. “Jackson, Andrew.” 1995. The Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.orgInternet. http://www.askjeeves.com. “Andrew Jackson.”