Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia... Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency. "His Accidency" quickly ran afoul of his own ...
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. Tyler, ...
John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, entered the nation’s highest office under extraordinary circumstances ...
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John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president, was born in 1790. He took office in 1841, after William Henry Harrison died. And he ...
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