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Eliza McCardle Johnson
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In office
April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 |
| Preceded by |
Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Succeeded by |
Julia Dent Grant |
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In office
March 4, 1865 – April 15, 1865 |
| Preceded by |
Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin |
| Succeeded by |
Ellen Maria Colfax |
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| Born |
October 4, 1810(1810-10-04)
Greeneville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died |
January 15, 1876 (aged 65)
Greeneville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Andrew Johnson |
Elizabeth McCardle Johnson (October 4, 1810 in Greeneville, Tennessee – January 15, 1876 in Greeneville, Tennessee) was the 22nd First Lady of the United States and the wife of Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States.
Johnson credited his wife for teaching him to do arithmetic and to write, as he had never attended school himself. She supported her husband in his political career, but had tried to avoid public appearances. Though she lived in the White House, she was not able to serve as First Lady due to her poor health. Therefore, her daughters, Martha Johnson Patterson, who had often been a guest at the White House during President James Polk's time in office and thus was especially skilled as hostess, and Mary Johnson Stover, stepped in.
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