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#10 · 1841–1845
John Tyler
Whig · First VP to take over
When President Harrison died, Vice President John Tyler became the first VP ever to take over as president. This set the rule for how it works even today.
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People teased him with the nickname 'His Accidency' because of how he became president.
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