How many vice presidents became presidents due to succession?

Answer 1

There were 9 US Vice Presidents who became President on the death or resignation of the President:

8 Vice Presidents succeeding on the death of the President:

John Tyler - 10th Vice President (succeeded William Henry Harrison)

Millard Fillmore - 12th Vice President (succeeded Zachary Taylor)

Andrew Johnson - 16th Vice President (succeeded Abraham Lincoln)

Chester A. Arthur - 20th Vice President (succeeded James Garfield)

Theodore Roosevelt - 25th Vice President (succeeded William McKinley)

Calvin Coolidge - 29th Vice President (succeeded Warren G. Harding)

Harry S. Truman - 34th Vice President (succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Lyndon B. Johnson - 37th Vice president (succeeded John F. Kennedy)

1 Vice President succeeding on the resignation of the President:

Gerald R. Ford - 40th Vice President (succeeded Richard Nixon)

* 4 sitting Vice Presidents were elected President:

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George H.W. Bush

* 1 Vice President who ran and lost was elected President eight years later: Richard Nixon

Answer 2

Five U.S. Vice Presidents to date have entered the presidency by winning a presidential election:

• John Adams - V.P. 1789-1797 - won presidential election of 1796
• Thomas Jefferson - V.P. 1797-1801 - won presidential elections of 1800 & 1804
• Martin Van Buren - V.P. 1833-1837 - won presidential election of 1836
• Richard Nixon - V.P. 1953-1961 - won presidential elections of 1968 & 1972
• George H. W. Bush - V.P. 1981-1989 - won presidential election of 1988

Answer 3

Eight vice presidents became president by succession. Seven of these became president when the former president died in office and one because president when the former president resigned.

Answer 4

Through 2017, nine have ascended to the presidency. Four when the president died of illness, four after assassinations, and one following a resignation.

Answer 5

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