Tyler figured with not much to do as vice president, he could stay at home with his sick wife; then this president died...
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John Tyler - Wikipedia  John Tyler (March 29, 1790  January 18, 1862) was the tenth President of the United States (184145). He was also, briefly, the tenth Vice President (1841), elected to that office on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. Tyler became president after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month ... Though Tyler was not the first president to veto bills, he was the first to see...
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AskMe: What happens if a nominee dies before taking office?  However, once a presidential nominee has accepted the nomination from his party ... he/she becomes ill, incapacitated, or die...who then succeeds him/her as the in ... But the surviving (opposing) candidate would prefer a quick election that he ... reason there is no President or Vice President, the Speaker of the House will...
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John Tyler - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com  He assumed office after the death of President William Henry Harrison ... Nicknamed His Accidency, Tyler was the first vice president to become chief ... and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1807, then studied law under private tutors. He ... the first president's wife to pass away while her husband was in the White House.
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take ... Tyler then assumed all of the powers and duties of the president, setting a...
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Interesting United States President Facts Part 1 (1st-12th President)  Nov 5, 2012 ... Here now is a variety of interesting President Facts you may not know about every U.S. President. ... On his death bed, he told his attendants I am just going. .... Thanks to Harrison's death, Tyler was not only the 10th Vice President, but ... he'd not have much of anything to do, so could simply stay at home...
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America's Worst Vice Presidents | TIME  Aug 21, 2008 ... The nation's third vice president had his strengths: he has been hailed ... after serving 20 insignificant months under James Madison, he suffered a hemorrhage of the lungs while riding in a carriage and died. .... Finally, in 1864, he joined the war effort, serving for three months as a cook in the Coast Guard...
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John Tyler - Wikipedia  John Tyler (March 29, 1790  January 18, 1862) was the tenth President of the United States (184145). He was also, briefly, the tenth Vice President (1841), elected to that office on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. Tyler became president after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month ... Tyler served as a Virginia state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and...
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President Harrison dies after one month in office - Apr 04, 1841 ...  At the inauguration of America's first Whig president, on March 4, 1841, ... On April 4, President Harrison died in Washington, and Vice President John Tyler...
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John Tyler - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com  John Tyler (1790-1862) served as America's 10th president from 1841 to 1845. He ... Nicknamed His Accidency, Tyler was the first vice president to become chief ... A Virginian, he was elected to the state legislature at age 21 and went on to...
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John Adams | whitehouse.gov  Adams' two terms as Vice President were frustrating experiences for a man of his vigor, intellect, and vanity. He complained to his wife Abigail, "My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived." When Adams...
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PHOTOS: Unhealthiest Presidents | Slideshow | Fox News  Jun 14, 2006 ... He became president in 1901, six months after becoming the nation's vice president. ... He died at age 60 in his sleep of a coronary embolism. ... Wilson left office in 1920 and lived another 3 years before he died at home on Feb. ... Undated photo: Warren Harding was the 29th president and served for only...
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John Tyler - U.S. Vice President, U.S. Governor, U.S. Representative ...  Mar 16, 2015 ... Learn more about John Tyler, the strong-willed 10th president of the United States, ... John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia. Like his father, Tyler served as governor of Virginia. ... Just one month later, President Harrison died from a cold that had ... John Quincy Adams.
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the ... However, Harrison died of pneumonia in April 1841, a month after taking .... In 1804, while serving as the Indiana territorial governor, Harrison was ..... The speech ridiculed Van Buren's elegant, White House lifestyle and lavish...
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Abrupt Transition - Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives  Aug 15, 2016 ... Shortly after being called to the White House after Franklin Roosevelt's ... first swearing-in on April 30, 1789, the planned celebration is one of political theater ... Persuaded to take the presidential oath of office, the "Tyler ... With the April 4, 1841, death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler...
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President Harrison dies after one month in office - Apr 04, 1841 ...  On April 4, President Harrison died in Washington, and Vice President John Tyler ... In its short life of less than. ... 1841. Harrison dies of pneumonia. President William Henry Harrison dies after serving only 32 days in office on this day in 1841.
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The Forgotten American President: Part II | Dead Presidents  Mar 13, 2010 ... Just days prior to leaving office, President John Tyler had annexed Texas and ... never seeing Jefferson Davis again, but ten years later, the son-in-law he ... In December 1843, Jefferson Davis met Varina Howell at his brother...
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Franklin Pierce - Wikipedia  Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804  October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United ... Pierce took part in the MexicanAmerican War as a brigadier general in the Army. .... Later that year he transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy to prepare for .... Harrison died after a month in office, and Vice President John Tyler...
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List of Presidents of the United States who died in office - Wikipedia  During the history of the United States, eight presidents have died in office. Of those eight, four ... The cold worsened, rapidly turning to pneumonia and pleurisy. He sought to rest in the White House, but could not find a quiet room because of...
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Last words - Wikiquote  Who: John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States. ... He lost his left leg and was taken home where he died hours after his wound. .... He gave up his seat and spoke his final words to his wife; he was later found ..... Who: William Corder, moments before he was hanged on August 11, 1828, ...... I love you Sarah.
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First Ladies & The Occult: Premonitions & Dreams Reveal ...  Oct 30, 2014 ... Former President John Tyler died in Richmond, Virginia Exchange Hotel ... Despite the fact that she led a full but secluded life on the second ... Earlier that day, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant was seated in the back of her .... Last Name.
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The Whig Party - United States History  The role of The Whig Party in the history of the United States of America. ... The death of Harrison only a month after taking office was a terrible blow. Tyler was a...