Eliza McCardle Johnson

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Eliza McCardle Johnson (October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876) was the 22nd First Lady of the United States and the wife of Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States. He credits her in teaching him how to read and write having never gone to school. She supported her husband in his political career, but had tried to avoid public appearances. Though she lived in the White House, she was not able to serve as First Lady due to her poor health, so her daughters Martha Johnson Patterson, and Mary Johnson Stover stepped in.

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• Eliza Johnson on Find-A-Grave
• The White House Web Site

Preceded by: Ellen Vesta Emery Hamlin	Second Lady of the United States 1865	Succeeded by: Harriet Malvina Howe Wilson
Preceded by: Mary Todd Lincoln	First Lady of the United States 1865–1869	Succeeded by: Julia Dent Grant

First Ladies of the United States

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