John Tyler was called this because he became President by accident when the elected President died.
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∙ 11y agoHe felt that his becoming the President was an accident as a result of FDR's death.
John Tyler was the 10th president of the United Stated and was nicknamed "His Accidency."
"Accidental President" or "His Accidency
Upon the death of President Harrison, John Tyler became the first vice president to assume the presidency. Tyler was nicknamed "His Accidency" by opponents because he seemed to gain the presidency by an accident of fate versus being elected to the office.
* "Accidental President" * "His Accidency," Derisive nickname by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).
He was elected as the vice-president and became the president because the President took sick and died. He was the first president to take office without being elected to the position, and the press of the day called him "His Accidency" throughout his term of office.
President John Tyler's nickname was the "Accidental President" or "His Accidency". He received this nickname because he was the first president to hold the office without being elected to it. William Henry Harrison died shortly after taking office and Tyler was his vice president.
His Accidency, The President Without a Party, and Traitor Tyler were all given to John Tyler while he was president. His Accidency because he became president by "accident". The President without a Party because his party, the Whigs, disowned him midway through his first year in office. He turned acainst his friends and long time allys causing all his cabinet members to resign. This prompted Traitor Tyler.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower (his campaign slogan was "We like Ike").
John Tyler's nickname was "Honest John." He was also called "The Veto President" and "His Accidency." The latter was given by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).
His Accidency-- Derisive nickname by his opponents (as opposed to "His Excellency", for example), who suggested he could not have achieved the presidency through his own merit, only by accident (succeeding from the Vice Presidency on the death of William Henry Harrison).
He is called the "President-elect."