When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president ... They had two sons, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. in 1925 (when Tyler Sr. was approximately ...

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Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency ... who at 22 was thirty years his junior and younger than some of his children.