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The presidency of John Tyler began on April 4, 1841, when John Tyler became President of the United States upon the death of President William Henry Harrison, and ended on March 4, 1845. He had been Vice President of the United States for only 31 days when he assumed the presidency.
Dubbed “His Accidency” by his detractors, John Tyler was the first Vice President to be elevated to the office of President by the death of his predecessor. Born in Virginia in 1790, he was...
Apr 2, 2014 · U.S. Presidents. John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. Updated: Mar 27, 2020. (1790-1862) Who Was John Tyler? Like his father, John Tyler served as governor of...
Oct 25, 2023 · John Tyler was an American statesman who served as the tenth President of the United States from 1841 to 1845. He was the first Vice President to assume the presidency upon the death of a sitting President, and he was the first to do so without being elected to the presidency in his own right.
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on John Tyler, the 10th US president (1841-1845), including information about his succession to the presidency and his disagreements with the Whig Party.
John Tyler: Life in Brief. By William Freehling. John Tyler signaled the last gasp of the Old Virginia aristocracy in the White House. Born a few years after the American Revolution in 1790 to an old family from Virginia's ruling class, Tyler graduated from the College of William and Mary at the age of seventeen, studied law, and went to work ...
U.S. Presidents. John Tyler: Impact and Legacy. By William Freehling. William Henry Harrison's death demonstrated for the first time the importance of nominating a vice president who actually was qualified for the presidency. Once in office, many Americans felt that John Tyler lacked the temperament and political skills to be chief executive.
