Sarah Yorke Jackson
Daughter-in-law to President Andrew Jackson who was married
to the President’s adopted son Andrew Jackson Jr. Upon her marriage, President
Jackson decided that when Emily Donelson, his niece, became ill, she no longer
needed to be the hostess in the President’s Mansion and Sarah took over those
duties. During her tenure at the President’s Mansion, she didn’t make any significant
changes or impact on the position. The only thing that stands out is that it
was the only time in history when there were two hostesses in the President’s
Mansion, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and Emily Donelson. Sarah cared for the ailing
President in his later years. Sarah was the one who helped oversee the
rebuilding of the family home, the Hermitage in Tennessee and although the family
sold the property to the state of Tennessee in 1856, she continued to live
there until she died in 1887. Sarah, like Emily, had little influence on the
position of first lady. Therefore, she has slipped into history as an obscure
first lady.
Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years
of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere.
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