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December 1, 1853
Canton Weekly Register
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Biographical account of Andrew Johnson's rise from poverty in a North Carolina alms-house, apprenticed as a tailor, marrying young, starting a business in Tennessee, and advancing to state legislature, Congress, and governorship.
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The Hon. Andrew Johnson, the Governor of Tennessee, commenced life in an alms-house in North Carolina. He remained there until his eighth year when he was apprenticed to a tailor. Having married at twenty-one, he started off barefoot, with his wife at his side, and, having reached a certain township in Tennessee, opened a tailor's shop and soon obtained a competency. He subsequently became a member of both branches of the Legislature, and served three terms in Congress, and is now Governor of the State.
The Hon. Andrew Johnson, the Governor of Tennessee, commenced life in an alms-house in North Carolina. He remained there until his eighth year when he was apprenticed to a tailor. Having married at twenty-one, he started off barefoot, with his wife at his side, and, having reached a certain township in Tennessee, opened a tailor's shop and soon obtained a competency. He subsequently became a member of both branches of the Legislature, and served three terms in Congress, and is now Governor of the State.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Andrew Johnson
Governor Tennessee
Rags To Riches
Tailor Apprenticeship
Political Rise
What entities or persons were involved?
Andrew Johnson
Where did it happen?
North Carolina And Tennessee
Story Details
Key Persons
Andrew Johnson
Location
North Carolina And Tennessee
Story Details
Andrew Johnson began life in an alms-house in North Carolina, apprenticed to a tailor at eight, married at twenty-one, moved barefoot to Tennessee with his wife, opened a tailor's shop, achieved financial success, served in legislature and Congress, and became Governor.