John Tyler
The 10th president of the US
About John Tyler!
Date Of Death- January 18, 1862
Term In Office- 1841-1845
Education- College Of William and Mary
Political Affiliation- Democratic-Republican ( Whig Party )
Background Information
Accomplishments / Events
-The signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty normalizes U.S.-British relations by adjusting the Maine-Brunswick border, settling boundary issues around western Lake Superior, and resurveying numerous smaller borders. August 09, 1842
-The Texas Annexation Treaty fails to gain the required two-thirds majority in the Senate amid controversy over the western expansion of the nation. June 08, 1844
-On March 1, 1845, President John Tyler signed the Texas annexation bill. The bill called for Texas to enter the United States directly as a state, with its boundaries to be determined after annexation.
Famous Quotes
- "If we find ourselves increasing beyond example in numbers, in strength, in wealth, in knowledge, in everything which promotes human and social happiness, let us ever remember our dependence for all these on the protection and merciful dispensations of Divine Providence."
- "The great truth that government was made for the people and not the people for government has already been established in the practice and by the example of these United States, and we can do no other than contemplate its further exemplification by a sister republic with the deepest interest."