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John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was an American politician who served as the tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841.
Oct 29, 2009 · John Tyler (1790-1862) served as America’s 10th president from 1841 to 1845. He assumed office after the death of President William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), who passed away from pneumonia...
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.
John Tyler became the tenth President of the United States (1841-1845) when President William Henry Harrison died in April 1841. He was the first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency...
Apr 12, 2024 · John Tyler, 10th president of the United States (1841–45), who took office upon the death of President William Henry Harrison. A maverick Democrat who refused allegiance to the program of party leader Andrew Jackson, he functioned as an independent while in office.
May 29, 2024 · 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was John Tyler? Like his father, John Tyler served as governor of Virginia. Representing the Whig Party, he was the first vice president to become president due the death of his...
John Tyler. Tenth President, 1841-1845. Campaign: When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.”. At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president.
John Tyler, (born March 29, 1790, Charles City county, Va., U.S.—died Jan. 18, 1862, Richmond, Va.), 10th president of the U.S. (1841–45). He practiced law before serving in the Virginia legislature (1811–16, 1823–25, 1839) and as governor of Virginia (1825–27).
