John Tyler

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John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States, known for succeeding William Henry Harrison after his death and for his firm stance on states’ rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
almaMater College of William & Mary
birthDate 1790-03-29
birthPlace Charles City County, Virginia
Virginia
burialPlace Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1862-01-18
era Antebellum period
familyName Tyler
father John Tyler Sr.
fullName John Tyler
givenName John
ideology strict constructionism
mother Mary Armistead Tyler
nickname His Accidency
notableFor asserting that he was president in full, not acting president
first vice president to become president upon the death of his predecessor
support for the annexation of Texas
numberOfChildren 15
occupation lawyer
politician
ordinalInOffice 10
placeOfDeath Richmond, Virginia
politicalAlignment states’ rights
politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Whig Party
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
President of the United States
United States Senator
Vice President of the United States
precededInOfficeBy William Henry Harrison
presidencyEndDate 1845-03-04
presidencyStartDate 1841-04-04
profession attorney
religion Episcopalian
residence Sherwood Forest Plantation
servedIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
spouse Julia Gardiner Tyler
Letitia Christian Tyler
stateRepresented Virginia
succeededInOfficeBy James K. Polk
supportedPolicy annexation of Texas
vicePresidencyEndDate 1841-04-04
vicePresidencyStartDate 1841-03-04


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