John Tyler (1790)
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | March 29, 1790 Charles City County, Virginia |
| Death: | January 18, 1862 Richmond, Virginia |
| Spouse: | [[Letitia Christian Tyler (1st wife) Julia Gardiner Tyler (2nd wife)</td></tr>]] |
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| (العربية): | جون تايلر |
| (English): | John Tyler |
| (فارسی): | جان تایلر |
| (עברית): | ג'ון טיילר |
| (日本語): | ジョン・タイラー |
| (한국어): | 존 타일러 |
| (Русский): | Тайлер, Джон |
| (தமிழ்): | ஜான் டைலர் |
| (ייִדיש): | זשאן טיילער |
| (中文): | 约翰·泰勒 |
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John Tyler
- John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. A long-time Democrat-Republican, he was elected Vice President on the Whig ticket and on becoming president in 1841, broke with that party. His term as Vice President began on March 4, 1841 and one month later, on April 4, incumbent President William Henry Harrison died of what is today believed to have been viral pneumonia. Harrison's death left Tyler, the federal government, and the American nation briefly confused on the process of succession. Opposition members in Congress argued for an acting caretaker that would continue to use only the title Vice President. The act of taking over as official president, rather than as acting president, came from the influence of the Harrison cabinet and some members of Congress. Members of Harrison's cabinet feared an acting leader would compromise the ability to successfully run the country. Tyler took the presidential oath of office, initiating a custom that would govern future successions, and became the first U.S. vice president to assume the office of president upon the death of his predecessor. It was not until 1967, that Tyler's action of assuming full powers of the presidency was legally codified in the Twenty-fifth Amendment. His most famous achievement was the annexation of the Republic of Texas in 1845. Tyler was the first president born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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