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President John Tyler
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1841 |
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John Tyler becomes the 10th President of the United States
upon the death of President Harrison, serving from 1841
until 1845. |
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Vice |
Tyler had
no Vice President. The President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, William R. King was next in line to
succeed to the presidency. |
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First Lady |
Priscilla
Cooper Tyler, the president's daughter-in-law, serves as First
Lady. Tyler's first wife was Letitia Christian who died during
Tyler's term. Tyler's second
wife was Julia Gardiner. John Tyler had 15 children. |
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Tyler was a
Whig from
Virginia.
During
Tyler's term his wife, Letitia, had died. He again married, to
Julia Gardiner, becoming the first president to wed while
serving in office.
Being considered a political outlaw he named his home "Sherwood
Forest."
Representative John Quincy Adams spearheaded a resolution
declaring the President misused the veto power, but the
resolution failed.
The "Log-Cabin" bill enabled a settler to claim 160 acres of
land before it was offered publicly for sale at $1.25 an acre. |
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Oath |
John Tyler was one
of five Presidents that was not inaugurated. The oath of office
was given to Tyler, upon President Harrison's death, at the
Queen Hotel on April 6 by U.S. Circuit Court Judge William
Cranch. John Tyler was the first President to affirm rather than
swear. |
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Quotes |
"I
can never consent to being dictated to." -
President John Tyler.
""Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and
the savings of frugality." - President John Tyler.
"Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a
coquette—the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your
embrace." - President John Tyler. |
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Birth Death |
John Tyler was born
March 29, 1790 in Charles City County,
Virginia.
Tyler died in office of the Confederate Provisional Congress on
January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. |
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Executive Jumps -
G Washington
- J Adams -
T
Jefferson - J Madison -
J Monroe -
J Q
Adams - A Jackson -
- M Van Buren -
W
H Harrison - J Tyler -
J Polk -
Z Taylor -
M Fillmore -
F Pierce
- J Buchanan -
A
Lincoln - A Johnson -
- U S Grant -
R B Hayes
- J Garfield -
C
Arthur - G Cleveland -
B Harrison -
G
Cleveland - W McKinley -
T Roosevelt -
- W Taft
- W Wilson -
W Harding
- C Coolidge -
H
Hoover - F D Roosevelt -
H Truman -
D D Eisenhower
- J F Kennedy -
- L B Johnson -
R Nixon -
G Ford -
J Carter -
R Reagan -
G H W Bush
- B Clinton -
G W Bush
- BH Obama -
- Methodology -
TimeLine of the Presidency -
Inauguration Speeches
- Party Platforms
-
The Early Presidents
- Distinctions of the
Presidencies
Black
American Patriots -
President's Day -
Rhymes about the
Founding Fathers
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