Andrew Jackson was a person.
Andrew Jackson . Before being elected to the presidency , Jackson served in Congress and gained fame as a general in the United States Army . Jackson served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate . Upon returning to Tennessee , he was appointed a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court , serving from 1798 until 1804 . Following the ratification of the treaty , Jackson briefly served as Florida 's first territorial governor before winning election as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee . After a lengthy struggle , Jackson and the congressional Democrats thoroughly dismantled the Bank .