Andrew Johnson Hand Signed Autograph - 17th United States President
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:26798838 | President: Andrew Johnson |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Signed: Yes | Signed by: Andrew Johnson |
| Industry: Presidential |
Andrew Johnson Hand Signed Autograph - 17th United States President. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class.Attention U.S. Presidential autograph collectors! For auction:President: Andrew JohnsonType: signature card with “Greeneville, Tenn.” Size: 3.75 x 2.5”Condition: card has tape (not sticky) across the top edge (see photo); age toning; abrasion marks and dealer notations on reverse. Authentication: although we have not found a receipt of purchase or COA, we have n...o reason to doubt the authenticity of this signature.Notes: we are in the process of listing the estate of an autograph collector. This autograph was likely purchased in the 1960s from a reputable dealer. We encourage your participation in the bidding process by starting at a low price. Please see our many other original autographs listed on eBay. I combine shipping!From Wikipedia: “Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the former slaves. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote. His main accomplishment as president was the Alaska purchase.Johnson was born in poverty in Raleigh, North Carolina, and never attended school. He was apprenticed as a tailor and worked in several frontier towns before settling in Greeneville, Tennessee. He served as alderman and mayor there before being elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1835. After brief service in the Tennessee Senate, Johnson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1843, where he served five two-year terms. He became governor of Tennessee for four years, and was elected by the legislature to the Senate in 1857. In his congressional service, he sought passage of the Homestead Bill which was enacted soon after he left his Senate seat in 1862. Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America, including Tennessee, but Johnson remained firmly with the Union. He was the only sitting senator from a Confederate state who did not resign his seat upon learning of his state's secession. In 1862, Lincoln appointed him as military governor of Tennessee after most of it had been retaken. In 1864, Johnson was a logical choice as running mate for Lincoln, who wished to send a message of national unity in his re-election campaign; their ticket easily won. Johnson was sworn in as vice president in March 1865 and gave a rambling speech, after which he secluded himself to avoid public ridicule. Six weeks later, the assassination of Lincoln made him president.”
