In1840, Tyler and Harrison ran against the incumbent President Martin Van Buren.
The incumbent Vice-president Richard M. Johnson was unpopular in the South because he had taken a slave as a common-law wife and treated their children as if they were white. The Democratic Convention therefore did not nominate anyone to run for vice-president, although Johnson would no doubt have been elected vice-president if Van Buren would have won the election,
Tyler served as vice-president for one month and then became president.
John Tyler
John Tyler was the first vice-president to assume the role of president.John Tyler was the first vice-president to assume the role of president.
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Tyler was the vice president when William Henry Harrison died in office and that is why Tyler became President. In those days, a vacancy in the office of vice president was not filled until the next presidential election.
John Adams was George Washington's vice president. So he was the first vice president!!!
John Tyler.
John Tyler.
The first vice president to take over office was John Tyler.
William Henry Harrison. Tyler was the first vice-president to inherit the office.
Was not Elected as PresidentJohn Tyler was not elected into office. John Tyler was the Vice President under President William Henry Harrison from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. President William Henry Harrison died 32 days into his term, and John Tyler Succeeded Harrison to become the The 10th President of the United States. Tyler made a bid to run for president for a second term but withdrew from the race in August 1844 because of lack of support.
The first Vice president to become president is John Tyler the 10th president.