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Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was
military governor of Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the
Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of
Jacksonian democracy. He was a polarizing figure who dominated
American politics in the 1820s and 1830s. His political ambition combined with widening political participation by more people shaped the modern Democratic Party. Renowned for his toughness, he was nicknamed "Old Hickory". As he based his career in developing Tennessee, Jackson was the first President primarily associated with the frontier.
