Andrew Jackson was a president.
Andrew Jackson ( March 15 , 1767 -- June 8 , 1845 ) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 and was the founder of the Democratic Party . In 1835 , Jackson became the only president to completely pay off the national debt , fulfilling a longtime goal . Democratic Party (United States) . 15 Democrats have served as president under 16 administrations : the first was seventh president Andrew Jackson , who served from 1829 to 1837 ; Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms from 1885 to 1889 and 1893 to 1897 , and is thus counted twice ( as the 22nd and 24th president ) . The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28 , 1830 . Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson , born Rachel Donelson , ( June 15 , 1767 -- December 22 , 1828 ) was the wife of Andrew Jackson , the 7th President of the United States .