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Emily Tennessee Donelson (* 1. Juni 1807 in Donelson, Davidson County, Tennessee; † 19. Dezember 1836) war die Nichte der Ehefrau des siebten US-Präsidenten Andrew Jackson. Sie war von 1829 bis 1836 die inoffizielle First Lady der Vereinigten Staaten, da Jacksons Gattin Rachel bereits 1828 gestorben war.
- Early Life
- White House Hostess
- Illness and Death
- Legacy
Childhood
Emily Tennessee Donelson was born on June 1, 1807, in Donelson, Tennessee,: 123 as the 13th child: 5 of Mary Purnell (1763–1848) and John Donelson (1755–1830), the brother of Rachel Donelson Jackson, the wife of future President Andrew Jackson.: 123 As a child, she attended a log house school in Nashville.: 123 While she was a young girl, she was close to her first cousin and future husband Andrew Jackson Donelson, and he developed a romantic interest in her in 1816 while he escorted her home...
Marriage and family
Donelson received many suitors as she grew into adulthood, including men such as Sam Houston. She began a courtship with Andrew Donelson as he began his law practice, and they soon became engaged.: 27 They chose to marry early to avoid long periods of separation, as Jackson had enlisted the prospective groom to be his personal secretary in Washington, D.C.: 90 Planning of the wedding was complicated by a period of illness for Donelson in early 1824 and her parents' reluctance to see her marry...
Role as hostess
Jackson's wife died shortly before his inauguration, and Donelson was made responsible for hosting social events after Jackson became president. She moved to the White House at the age of 21 with her husband, who served as Jackson's presidential aide. Jackson chose not to attend his inaugural ball due to his wife's death, and the Donelsons attended in his stead.: 36 During their first days in the White House, the president was grief-stricken by the loss of his wife, and Donelson found herself...
Petticoat affair
Donelson's relationship with the president was permanently affected by the Petticoat affair in his first term. Washington socialite Peggy Eaton was the subject of scandal when it was rumored that she had previously been the mistress of her husband. Donelson was one of the many prominent individuals in the president's confidence that wished for him to distance himself from the Eatons. Donelson tolerated Eaton at White House events, but she refused to call upon her at her home—a considerable sn...
Return to the White House
Donelson spent the following months raising her children while her husband was away.: 50 Both Donelson and Jackson wished for her return to the White House, but Donelson refused to accept Jackson's requirement of social acceptance for Eaton.: 52 Jackson conceded in early 1831, allowing Donelson to return unconditionally.: 55 Donelson's husband returned home in March and preparations to return to Washington began in April, but they were interrupted when Jackson changed his position. Neither of...
Donelson's health declined further in spring of 1836, and it was decided that she would leave Washington and return to Tennessee.: 82 She arrived in Tennessee in June 1836, where she went to recuperate at Poplar Grove (later named Tulip Grove), her plantation adjacent to the Hermitage. The plantation had recently been renovated, and after arriving ...
Donelson became the first in a long line of young acting first ladies in the mid-19th century.: 40 She did not meaningfully change the position of White House hostess. A multivolume biography of her life was written by Pamela Wilcox Burke and published as Emily Donelson of Tennessee in 1941.: 123–124 Donelson's daughter Mary would claim that she wa...
- Tuberculosis
- Nashville Female Academy
Widower Andrew Jackson asked his niece, Emily Donelson, to serve as White House hostess. Born in Tennessee on June 1, 1807, Emily Donelson was the daughter of J...
Conflicting accounts remain, however, about Emily Donelson's absence from the White House. While some scholars attribute it to her poor treatment of Peggy Eaton and her dismissal by Jackson, others believe she had to leave her duties because she suffered from tuberculosis. In one version, Emily returns to the White House to resume the position ...
Historic Sites: Donelson and Hermitage Communities. Emily Tennessee Donelson Gravesite. Fascinating details. Emily took over the role of first lady from her aunt, Rachel Donelson Jackson, Andrew Jackson's first and only wife, who died before Andrew Jackson’s inauguration.
- 06/01/1807
- 12/19/1836
- 03/04/1829-11/26/1834
- Andrew Jackson
Emily Tennessee Donelson war die Nichte der Ehefrau des siebten US-Präsidenten Andrew Jackson. Sie war von 1829 bis 1836 die inoffizielle First Lady der Vereinigten Staaten, da Jacksons Gattin Rachel bereits 1828 gestorben war.
Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836) was the acting first lady of the United States from 1829 to 1834 during the presidency of her uncle Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of the brother of Jackson’s wife. Jackson’s wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died weeks before her husband's presidential inauguration.
