Johnson, Andrew

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A political leader of the nineteenth century. Johnson was elected vice president in 1864 and became president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Johnson is one of two presidents to have been impeached (see impeachment); the House of Representatives charged him with illegally dismissing a government official. The Senate tried him, and Johnson was acquitted by only one vote.

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How to use Johnson, Andrew in a sentence

“I do not support gay marriages being recognized in Florida,” he wrote Andrew Walther of Sanford.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is a blow against freedom of speech, we were told, by the likes of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The father of the wounded Officer Andrew Dossi sums it up perfectly.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

When the father arrived at the hospital, he was told that Andrew Dossi was in surgery, but the wounds were not life-threatening.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He prepared a glossary of provincial and archological words, intended for a supplement to Johnson's Dictionary.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Andrew Michael Ramsay, a Scottish historian and philosopher, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
This group contains the name of the only President (Andrew Johnson) who was ever sought to be impeached.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
In a short time you will be able, in the language of Dr. Johnson, “to tear out the heart of any book.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
This is very probable, and may account also for the elevated model which was adopted both by Andrew and some others of the Amati.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce