JOHN TYLER
1841 - 1845

10th President of the United States - April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845
Nicknames: "Accidental President"; "His Accidency"

About the President

Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia
Died: January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated from the College of William and Mary (1807)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Whig

Other Government Positions:
Member of Virginia House of Delegates, 1811-16
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1816-21
Virginia State Legislator, 1823-25
Governor of Virginia, 1825-26
United States Senator, 1827-36
Vice President, 1841 (under W. H. Harrison)
Member of Confederate States Congress, 1861-62
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year

Vice President: None
Cabinet:
Secretary of State
Daniel Webster (1841-43)
Abel P. Upshur (1843-44)
John C. Calhoun (1844-45)
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas Ewing (1841)
Walter Forward (1841-43)
John C. Spencer (1843-44)
George M. Bibb (1844-45)
Secretary of War
John Bell (1841)
John C. Spencer (1841-43)
James M. Porter (1843-44)
William Wilkins (1844-45)
Attorney General
John J. Crittenden (1841)
Hugh S. Legare (1841-43)
John Nelson (1843-45)
Postmaster General
Francis Granger (1841)
Charles A. Wickliffe (1841-45)
Secretary of the Navy
George E. Badger (1841)
Abel P. Upshur (1841-43)
David Henshaw (1843-44)
Thomas W. Gilmer (1844)
John Y. Mason (1844-45)

Vice President John Tyler became President upon William Henry Harrison's death one month after his inauguration. U.S. Circuit Court Judge William Cranch administered the oath to Mr. Tyler at his residence in the Indian Queen Hotel on April 6, 1841.

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