Andrew Jackson, Sr.

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Andrew Jackson, Sr. was the father of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. He was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, in Ireland. He died in a lumber accident a few weeks before Andrew Jackson was born.

The house that he lived in is now preserved as the Andrew Jackson Centre and is open to the public.