[4Zoltan]

I don't know if this is why President Roosevelt felt that President Jackson was a dual citizen. But I find it interesting as it reminds me of some of the comments over the past four years.

http://books.google.com/books?id=zO8OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA148&dq=andrew+jackson+born+at+sea&hl=en&ei=a2a_TdTRGIy5twfx352sBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false

“There is an …an old woman …who says she came to America in the same ship with Gen. Jackson’s parents, and that Jackson was born at sea, three days from land.” She said, “I received him in my own hands.”

And

"His father asked this question: “Gen. Jackson, where were you born?” And the answer was, “I was born at sea.”

I think that President Jackson may have received Irish citizenship through his parents. Although I'm not sure why he would not have been covered by the 1783 Treaty of Paris and lost that citizenship.

[Seizethecarp]

“I think that President Jackson may have received Irish citizenship through his parents. Although I’m not sure why he would not have been covered by the 1783 Treaty of Paris and lost that citizenship.”

Wouldn’t Jackson have been covered by the A2 grandfather clause? He fought in the Revolutionary War at age 13 and was a POW.