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John
Tyler- 10th President
Party: Whig
Term: April 4, 1841 - March 3, 1845
Age at Inauguration: 51
Life Span: Mar 29, 1790 - Jan 18, 1862 [71]
Spouse: Letitia Christian
- Age at Marriage: 23
Spouse: Julia Gardiner - Age at Marriage:
54
Vice President: None |
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- John Tyler was the first vice president
elevated to the presidency upon the death of the incumbent
Vice President John Tyler
- Following the death of William Henry
Harrison many debates arose over the wording of the constitution
as to the meaning of the vice president assuming the presidency.
- Some felt the VP should only act as
president until a new election, but Tyler insisted that he was
now the president and took the Oath of office over little objection
from Congress
- He was the first president whose wife
died while he was in office, and thus became the first president
to marry while in office
- Tyler joined the confederacy following
his term of office and was elected to the Confederate House.
He died suddenly in Richmond before his term began
- At his request his coffin was draped
with the confederate flag
- No public eulogy was offered for the
former Chief Executive since most considered his behavior un-American
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