John Tyler was the first vice president to become President without being elected as President. He took over for William Henry Harrison, who was the first President to die in office in 1840.
The first Vice President not to become president would be Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr was Thomas Jefferson's Vice President.
Dan Quayle is one example. More prominent or recent examples are Al Gore, Hubert Humprey, John J. Calhoun, Aaron Burr and Dick Cheney
No. Gerald R. Ford is the only American to have served as Vice-President and President without being elected to either office.
Zachary Taylor (12th president) Ulysses S. Grant (18th president) Dwight D Eisenhower (34th president)
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.
To prevent him from being elected as president of Mexico.
After being forced to resign as VP, his party did not consider him to be a viable candidate for president. Spiro Agnew was never elected to the presidency. When Nixon resigned as President, Agnew was no longer the Vice President.
Gerald Ford
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President Gerald Ford will be remembered for pardoning Nixon. His legacy also includes being the only person to become both the Vice President and President without being elected.
by being elected
Millard Fillmore aquired presidency without being elected
Richard Nixon is the individual who ran for president twice unsuccessfully before eventually being elected. He first ran in the 1960 presidential election and lost to John F. Kennedy. He then ran again in 1968 and won, becoming the 37th President of the United States. However, Spiro Agnew, Nixon's vice president, became the second man to become president without being elected when Nixon resigned in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.
Gerald Ford took over office without being elected. Hope you liked? Ciao~
Gerald R. Ford
The answer is John Tyler following the death of William Harrison
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Gerald Ford