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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
presidency ⓘ
accessionType presidential succession ⓘ
cabinetResignationEvent mass resignation of Whig cabinet members in 1841 ⓘ
congressNumberAtEnd 28th United States Congress ⓘ
congressNumberAtStart 27th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
didNotSeek major-party nomination in 1844 ⓘ
economicContext aftermath of Panic of 1837 ⓘ
electionToVicePresidency 1840 United States presidential election ⓘ
endTime 1845-03-04 ⓘ
followedBy Presidency of James K. Polk ⓘ
foreignMinisterInKeyTreaty Daniel Webster ⓘ
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 ⓘ
John C. Calhoun ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ratification ⓘ
notableResolution joint resolution for the annexation of Texas (1845) ⓘ
notableTreaty Treaty for the annexation of Texas (1844, rejected by Senate) ⓘ
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ⓘ
office President of the United States ⓘ
ordinalNumber 10 ⓘ
partyStatusDuringTerm president without formal party affiliation after 1841 ⓘ
politicalConflictWith Whig Party leadership ⓘ
linked to: Whig
politicalPartyOfPresidentAtElection Whig Party ⓘ
positionHeldBy John Tyler ⓘ
precededBy Presidency of William Henry Harrison ⓘ
presidentBirthPlace Charles City County, Virginia ⓘ
presidentHomeState Virginia ⓘ
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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John Tyler monument → associatedWithOffice → Presidency of John Tyler ⓘ
His Accidency → appliedDuring → John Tyler presidency ⓘ
linked to: Presidency of John Tyler
Julia Gardiner Tyler → associatedWith → Presidency of John Tyler ⓘ
Tyler–Texas annexation treaty → proposedBy → John Tyler administration ⓘ
linked to: Presidency of John Tyler
Tyler–Texas annexation treaty → relatedTo → Presidency of John Tyler ⓘ
Presidency of John Tyler → precededBy → Presidency of William Henry Harrison ⓘ
linked to: Presidency of John Tyler