Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f Merida. DONELSON, Andrew Jackson, politician, Nashville, Tenn., 25 Aug., 1800; d. in Mem-phis, 26 June, 1871. He studied in the Universityof Nashville, and was graduated at the U. S. mili-tary academy in 1820, standing second in his 1820 till 1822, while 2d lieutenant in the en-gineers, he served as aide-de-camp to his Andrew Jackson, when the latter was gov-ernor of the recently-acquired territory of then as assistant to the board of resigned from the army in February. 1822. at-tended law-lec
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f Merida. DONELSON, Andrew Jackson, politician, Nashville, Tenn., 25 Aug., 1800; d. in Mem-phis, 26 June, 1871. He studied in the Universityof Nashville, and was graduated at the U. S. mili-tary academy in 1820, standing second in his 1820 till 1822, while 2d lieutenant in the en-gineers, he served as aide-de-camp to his Andrew Jackson, when the latter was gov-ernor of the recently-acquired territory of then as assistant to the board of resigned from the army in February. 1822. at-tended law-lectures in the Transylvania universityat Lexington, Ky., and was admitted to the bar in1823, but turned* his attention to cotton-plantingon his estates in Bolivar county. Miss. On Jack-sons election to the presidency, he became his con-fidential adviser and private secretary, continuingin that capacity until the close of his second ad-ministration. The annexation treaty between theUnited States and Texas having been rejected by 2 DONGAN DONKIN. Jf~J &-&tce&07Ls the senate in April. 1844, Mr. Donelson was askedundertake now negotiations, and accordingly\ appointed charge* daffaires to the republic ois, In 1846 he was appointed minister to Prus-sia, and in 1848to the federalgovernment ofGermany, whichoffice heresignedin L849. He as-sumed theeditor-ship of the Wash-ington Union in I851,butrelin-quished it dur-ing the followingjjL --^^ year. After the Efcv, inauguration ofPresident Piercein L853, he aban-doned the Demo-crats and joinedthe Americanparty, receivingthe nominationof vice - presi-dent on the tick-et with Millard Fillmore in 1856. After his de-in the election that followed, he retired fromlife, and devoted himself to the manage-ment of his extensive estates. Subsequent to thecivil war he practised his profession in published Reports of Explorations (Wash-L855).DONGAN, Thomas, colonial governor of NewYork, b. in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland, in1634; d. in
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