THE SWEARING IN OF JOHN TYLER

PRESIDENT
JOHN
TYLER

April 6, 1841

John Tyler was sworn-in as the 10th President of the United States following the death of President William Henry Harrison on April 4, 1841 due to illness. This was the first time a Vice President assumed the Presidency upon the death of the President.

April 6, 1841

John Tyler was sworn-in as the 10th President of the United States following the death of President William Henry Harrison on April 4, 1841 due to illness. This was the first time a Vice President assumed the Presidency upon the death of the President.

ABOUT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

Oath of Office:

Administered to John Tyler by the Honorable William Cranch, Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court.

Location:

Brown’s Hotel, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.