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U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become president upon William Henry Harrison's death.

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John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison, succeeding to the presidency…
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William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis, since presidential succession was…
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