Andrew Jackson was a Scientologist.
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 . Scientology is a body of religious beliefs and practices created in 1954 by American author L. Ron Hubbard ( 1911 -- 86 ) .