President John Tyler
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Basic Information
His full name is John Tyler and ran with the Whig & Democrat political party.
He was the 10th President of the United States taking over from William Henry Harrison. He served between 1841-1845.
He had no vice president.
Background Information
- Born March 29, 1790.
- Hailed from Charles City County, Virginia.
- He had 2 brothers, and 5 sisters.
- He lived on Greenway Plantation
- At the age of 12, he entered the elite College of William and Mary.
Qualifications
- Governor of Virginia
- Was a U.S. House of Representative.
- U.S. Senator in 1827.
Presidency
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Britain.
- Treaty of Wanghia with Qing China.
- He annexed Texas.
- He got married while in office.
- Everyone but one person resigned after he vetoed the 2nd bill for a National Bank.