Andrew Jackson was a United States president.
Andrew Jackson . As president , Jackson faced a threat of secession by South Carolina over the `` Tariff of Abominations '' enacted under Adams . 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 ) . 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 .