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 . Jackson was a candidate for president in 1824 but , lacking a majority of electoral votes , lost the election in the House of Representatives to John Quincy Adams . The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28 , 1830 . John Quincy Adams . He lost his 1828 bid for re-election to Andrew Jackson . 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 .