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Tyler, John, U.S. President, 1790-1862

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1790 - 1862

Biography

ohn Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845 after briefly serving as the tenth vice president in 1841; he was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison. Tyler ascended to the presidency after Harrison's death in April 1841, only a month after the start of the new administration. He was a stalwart supporter and advocate of states' rights, and he adopted nationalistic policies as president only when they did not infringe on the powers of the states. His unexpected rise to the presidency posed a threat to the presidential ambitions of Henry Clay and other politicians, and left Tyler estranged from both major political parties.

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Daniel Webster letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 843203
Webster Mss 843203
Date(s): 1843-03-03
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from Daniel Webster to John Tyler, telling him that he wishes to put in writing this advice: Do not sign the Bankrupt Repeal Bill. If the bankrupt law be not repealed, it will be a disgrace to our statutes. If Webster were President, the bill woild lie upon his table and Congress would reconsider a year hence. (Photocopy)

Ellen D. Fletcher recipe

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842472.2
Webster Mss 842472.2
Date(s): 1842-08-22
Abstract

In English.

Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 843257
Webster Mss 843257
Date(s): 1843-04-07
Abstract

In English.

John Tyler document

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842467
Webster Mss 842467
Date(s): 1842-08-17
Abstract

In English.

John Tyler letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842113.1
Webster Mss 842113.1
Date(s): 1842-01-13
Abstract

In English.

John Tyler letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842125
Webster Mss 842125
Date(s): 1842-01-25
Abstract

In English.

John Tyler note

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 842578
Webster Mss 842578
Date(s): 1842-10-28
Abstract

In English.

President John Tyler letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 820206
Mss 820206
Date(s): 1820-03-06
Abstract

In English.

US President John Tyler letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 841212
Webster Mss 841212
Date(s): 1841-03-12
Abstract

In English.

US President John Tyler letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 843190
Webster Mss 843190
Date(s): 1843-02
Abstract

In English.

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