Jackson, Mississippi

A minor point, but Andrew Jackson only became US President some seven years after the city of Jackson was founded and named in his honour.

The site was authorised by the Mississippi General Assembly in November 1821, and named in honour of Jackson's victory over British forces at the Battle of New Orleans, fought in January 1815 as part of the War of 1812.

Andrew Jackson first stood for President in the election of 1824. Of four candidates (all representing the Democratic–Republican Party) he won the biggest share of both the the popular and electoral votes, but not an overall majority. Under the terms of the Constitution (as amended) this necessitated a 'contingent election' in the House of Representatives, which resulted in a victory for John Quincy Adams. Jackson's supporters accused Adams and Henry Clay (the least popular of the four candidates) of having reached a "corrupt bargain" in which Clay helped Adams win the contingent election in return for the position of Secretary of State.

In 1828, Jackson stood for the nascent Democratic Party, against Adams – whose supporters called themselves National Republicans. This time Jackson won by a landslide; Adams swept New England, but won only three states outside of this, his home region. Jackson became the first president whose home state was neither Massachusetts nor Virginia. Many historians see this election as marking the beginning of modern American politics, with the decisive establishment of democracy and the permanent establishment of a two–party electoral system.

Jefferson City was founded in 1821 – twelve years after the end of Thomas Jefferson's term as President – and chosen to replace St. Louis as the seat of government in Missouri, in the same year. Madison was founded in 1836, and named in honour of the fourth President who was recently deceased. Lincoln, the state capital of Nebraska, was founded in 1856 as Lancaster, and renamed in 1869 on the occasion of its incorporation as a city.