- biography.com political-figures/john-tylerLike his father, John Tyler served as governor of Virginia. Representing the Whig Party, he was the first vice president to become president due the death of his...
- whitehouse.gov about-the-white-house/presidents/…Dubbed “His Accidency” by his detractors, John Tyler was the first Vice President to be elevated to the office of President by the death of his predecessor.
- thefamouspeople.com profiles/john-tyler-3272.phpJohn Tyler has the distinction of being the first vice president, who went on to become the U.S. President, due the death of the predecessor.
- thoughtco.com things-to-know-about-john-tyler-…These are 10 important things to know about John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States; he joined the Confederacy and betrayed the nation.
- encyclopediavirginia.org entries/tyler-john-1790-…His father, John Tyler, had been Speaker of the House of Delegates during the 1780s and a member of the Convention of 1788.
- alookthrutime.com john-tyler/John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 to an eminent Virginia family. He was the son of John Tyler, Sr. and Mary Marot Armistead Tyler.
- presidency.ucsb.edu people/president/john-tylerJohn Tyler Papers at the College of William & Mary. John Tyler Home (Sherwood Forest), National Historic Landmark, Charles City, VA.
- presidential-power.org president-john-tyler.htmShort Biography of President John Tyler Our short biography of John Tyler provides an interesting and easy way to learn about the life of the President.
- americanhistorycentral.com entries/john-tyler-…John Tyler was the sixth of eight children of John and Mary Marot Armistead Tyler. John Tyler’s father was a prosperous tobacco grower and slaver owner.
- totallyhistory.com john-tyler/Tyler was born on the 29th day of March in the year 1790 to Mary and John Tyler, Sr. and grew up in an aristocratic family based in Richmond, Virginia.