Though remembered largely by history as Andrew Jackson's nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson was himself a significant figure in nineteenth-century America: a polit

This richly detailed biography of Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) sheds new light on the political and personal life of this nephew and namesake of Andrew J

Emily Donelson (1807-1836), daughter of John Donelson III and Mary Purnell, married her counsin, Andrew Jackson Donelson in 1824. She was born in Tennessee and

Andrew Donelson became the president's private secretary, and Emily assumed the role of White House hostess, filling a void left by the death of Jackson's belov