Presidency of John Tyler
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The Presidency of John Tyler refers to his term as the 10th president of the United States (1841–1845), marked by his unexpected succession after William Henry Harrison’s death and frequent clashes with his own Whig Party.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| John Tyler presidency | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical period
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presidency ⓘ |
| accessionType | presidential succession ⓘ |
| cabinetResignationEvent | mass resignation of Whig cabinet members in 1841 ⓘ |
| congressNumberAtEnd | 28th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressNumberAtStart | 27th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| didNotSeek | major-party nomination in 1844 ⓘ |
| economicContext | aftermath of Panic of 1837 ⓘ |
| electionToVicePresidency | 1840 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1845-03-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Presidency of James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignMinisterInKeyTreaty | Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first vice president to become president upon the death of a predecessor
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set precedent that a succeeding vice president becomes full president, not acting president ⓘ |
| impeachmentAttempt | House of Representatives consideration of impeachment in 1842 ⓘ |
| impeachmentOutcome | no articles of impeachment adopted ⓘ |
| keyDomesticAdvisor |
Abel P. Upshur
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John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssueIn1844Election | annexation of Texas and expansion ⓘ |
| majorDomesticIssue |
banking policy
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federal internal improvements ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| majorForeignIssue |
Oregon boundary dispute
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annexation of Texas ⓘ relations with Great Britain ⓘ |
| notableLegislation |
Tariff of 1842
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Webster–Ashburton Treaty ratification ⓘ |
| notableResolution | joint resolution for the annexation of Texas (1845) ⓘ |
| notableTreaty |
Treaty for the annexation of Texas (1844, rejected by Senate)
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Webster–Ashburton Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| office | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| partyStatusDuringTerm | president without formal party affiliation after 1841 ⓘ |
| politicalConflictWith | Whig Party leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfPresidentAtElection | Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | John Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Presidency of William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentBirthPlace | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentHomeState | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialSuccessionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| reasonForAccession | death of William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| resultOfVetoes | expulsion from Whig Party ⓘ |
| slaveryIssue | expansion of slavery into Texas ⓘ |
| startTime | 1841-04-04 ⓘ |
| vetoedLegislation |
Whig-sponsored tariff bills
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bill to re-establish a national bank ⓘ |
| vicePresidencyStatus | vice presidency vacant ⓘ |
| vicePresident | none ⓘ |
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John Tyler presidency