Bio Eliza Johnson
“I knew he’d be acquitted; I knew it,” declared Eliza McCardle Johnson, when she was told how the Senate had vo...
Eliza McCardle Johnson
- Artist
- John Chester Buttre
- Date of Work
- 1883
- Type
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Eliza McCardle Johnson
This engraving of First Lady Eliza McCardle Johnson was done by John Chester Buttre published in 1883. It is based on a photograph of Mrs. Johnson. When her husband became president in 1865 she assumed the role of First Lady in a limited capacity. Mrs. Johnson hosted formal dinners and met with heads of state but left the rest of the position's responsibilities to her daughters.