Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 –  July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He did not win the 1868 Democratic presidential nomination and left office the following year. In 1835, Johnson made a bid for election to the 'floater' seat which Greene County shared with neighboring Washington County in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He did not win the 1868 Democratic presidential nomination and left office the following year. In 1835, Johnson made a bid for election to the 'floater' seat which Greene County shared with neighboring Washington County in the Tennessee House of Representatives. According to his biographer, Hans L. Trefousse, Johnson 'demolished' the opposition in debate and won the election with almost a two to one margin. During his Greeneville days, Johnson joined the Tennessee Militia as a member of the 90th Regiment.
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