Martha Johnson Patterson (1828-1901), Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, 2015.

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Martha Johnson Patterson (1828-1901), Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, 2015.

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Portrait date unknown. Martha Johnson Patterson, Andrew Johnson's first and favorite child, led a remarkable life. She attended school in Georgetown, befriended First Lady Sarah Polk and later had the distinction of being the daughter of a president, wife of a senator and even a White House hostess during her father's administration! Upon her death, she requested in her will that the family burial site also become a national cemetery for veterans.

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1901
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