House of Representatives.
House of Representatives
Gerald Ford was elected to office as a U.S. Representative in 1949 at the age of 36. He was not elected to the office of Vice President. He was appointed after Spiro Agnew resigned. He was also not elected to the office of President, and became President after Richard Nixon resigned.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
No. Gerald R. Ford is the only American to have served as Vice-President and President without being elected to either office.
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Ford is the US President elected neither to the office of President or Vice-President.
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford was appointed vice-president when Agnew resigned his office.
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There are several men who rose to the office of President of the US but were not elected to it. Gerald Ford is the only man who was not elected to either the office of President or Vice President though. Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson were all sworn in after the presidents they served under died.
TR's first elected office was to the New York State Assembly.