John Tyler
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845)

Born: March 29, 1790
Died: January 18, 1862

Political Party: Whig
Previous Occupation: Lawyer

Elected From: Virginia
Vice President: None
Cabinet Members: view list

Other Government Positions: · Member of Virginia House of Delegates, 1811-16 · Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1816-21 · Virginia State Legislator, 1823-25 · Governor of Virginia, 1825-26 · United States Senator, 1827-36 · Vice President, 1841 (under W. H. Harrison) · Member of Confederate States Congress, 1861-62

Inaugural Address: none
Biography: view

Presidential Highlights:
· Vetoed a bill that would have created a Third Bank of the United States. This caused almost all of Tyler’s cabinet members to resign.

· Opposed federal spending for public works (to build schools, roads, bridges, etc.), but disliked import duties even more. So, Congress proposed a compromise (the federal government would give states profits from federal land sales, which the states could use for public works. But public works would be allowed to die if Congress raised import duties) which Tyler approved.

· Eliminated the federal agency to protect the value of federal funds.

· Signed the Apportionment Act changing the way House Representatives are elected (causing House members to be elected form single member districts).

· Declared a cease fire between the Seminole Indians and the U.S. government.

· Pushed for the annexation of Texas.

· Approved the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with British Canada (defined the northeastern border of the United States).

· Approved the Treaty of Wanghia, allowing U.S. goods to enter China.

· Purchased Hawaii.

Presidential Election:

1841
Death of William Henry Harrison

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