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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instanceOf historical period
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
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 NERFINISHED
John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED
keyIssueIn1844Election annexation of Texas and expansion
majorDomesticIssue banking policy
federal internal improvements
tariff policy
majorForeignIssue Oregon boundary dispute
annexation of Texas
relations with Great Britain
notableLegislation Tariff of 1842 NERFINISHED
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ratification
notableResolution joint resolution for the annexation of Texas (1845)
notableTreaty Treaty for the annexation of Texas (1844, rejected by Senate) NERFINISHED
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
bill to re-establish a national bank
vicePresidencyStatus vice presidency vacant
vicePresident none

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His Accidency appliedDuring Presidency of John Tyler
this entity surface form: John Tyler presidency
Julia Gardiner Tyler associatedWith Presidency of John Tyler
John Tyler monument associatedWithOffice Presidency of John Tyler