His Accidency
On March 4th, 1841, John Tyler was sworn in as Vice President of the United States. President William Henry Harrison died a month later, making John Tyler President. In September 1842, his wife, Letitia Christian, had a stroke and died in the White House. Five months later, aboard a Navel demonstration cruise on the Potomac, he was courting…
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