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Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836) was the acting first lady of the United States from 1829 to 1834 during the presidency of her uncle Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of the brother of Jackson's wife. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died weeks before her husband's presidential inauguration.
Born in Tennessee on June 1, 1807, Emily Donelson was the daughter of John and Mary Donelson. 1 She married her cousin, Andrew J. Donelson, on September 16, 1824. 2 The couple accompanied Andrew and Rachel Jackson to Washington, D.C. shortly after their marriage. They went on to have four children together and lived at The Hermitage with the ...
Widower Andrew Jackson asked his niece, Emily Donelson, to serve as White House hostess. Born in Tennessee on June 1, 1807, Emily Donelson was the daughter of John and Mary Donelson.1 She...
Emily Tennessee Donelson. Years of service: 1829-1836. Born: 1807. Pretty and petite but frequently ill, Emily Donelson was doted on by her family. She married her first cousin, Andrew Jackson Donelson, when she was seventeen. Emily served as White House Hostess in her deceased aunt Rachel Jackson’s place. Her beauty, fashion sense, and grace ...
Emily took over the role of first lady from her aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson, Andrew Jackson's first and only wife, who died before Andrew Jackson’s inauguration. She supported literacy and education, especially for girls. Andrew Jackson replaced Emily Donelson with Sarah Yorke Jackson, his daughter-in-law, when Emily’s name became ...
After Jackson dismissed Emily Donelson, he asked Sarah Yorke Jackson, wife of his adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr., to assume the hostessing duties. Sarah Jackson was not unfamiliar with the role, having taken on those responsibilities when Emily was ill. Yet Rachel Jackson's death cast a pall over the administration's social calendar, and while ...
Donelson, Tennessee. DIED: December 19, 1836 (age 29) Nashville, Tennessee. EDUCATION: Nashville Female Seminary. HIGHLIGHTS: 1829-1834: Acting First Lady of the United States. NOTES: Emily Donelson was the niece of Andrew Jackson’s wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, who died in 1828 before Jackson became President. She served as White House hostess and Acting First Lady. SOURCES: Miller Center. National First Ladies’ Library.
May 31, 2023 · After losing his beloved wife, Rachel, Andrew Jackson asked Emily Donelson, Rachel's favorite niece, to serve as his White House hostess. Though only 21, Emily skillfully cared for her uncle, her husband, her four children (three born at the mansion), many visiting relatives, and official guests. Praised by contemporaries for her wonderful tact, she had the courage to differ with the president on issues of principle. Frail throughout her lifetime, Emily died of tuberculosis in 1836.
Emily Tennessee Donelson was the acting first lady of the United States from 1829 to 1834 during the presidency of her uncle Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of the brother of Jackson’s wife. Jackson’s wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died weeks before her husband's presidential inauguration.
Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel Donelson Jackson died of a heart attack in 1828, only five days after Jackson was elected as president. Following the precedent set by the widowed President Jefferson, Jackson asked a relative to serve as hostess in the White House––his wife’s favorite niece, Emily Donelson. Emily was 21 years old when her ...
