Sarah Yorke Jackson

Sarah Jackson
Acting First Lady of the United States
In role November 26, 1834 – March 4, 1837
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Emily Donelson (acting)
Succeeded by	Angelica Van Buren (acting)
Personal details
Born	Sarah Yorke July 1805 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 23, 1887 (aged 82) The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Spouse	Andrew Jackson Jr. ​ ​ (m. 1831; died 1865)​
Children	5
Relatives	Andrew Jackson (father-in-law)

Sarah Jackson (née Yorke; July 1805 – August 23, 1887) was an American woman who was the White House hostess and acting first lady of the United States from November 26, 1834, to March 4, 1837. She served in this role as the daughter-in-law of U.S. president Andrew Jackson after marrying his adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr. She had initially been named as mistress of the Jackson residence in Tennessee, the Hermitage, but she moved to the White House and became co-hostess with Emily Donelson after the Hermitage was damaged in a fire. When Donelson fell ill, Jackson took on the position of White House hostess in its entirety for the remainder of the term. After leaving the White House, she returned to the repaired Hermitage, living there for the remainder of her life.