John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected vice president . He was the first to succeed to the office of president following the death of a predecessor. Tyler's opposition to nationalism and emphatic support of states' rights endeared him to his fellow Virginians but alienated him from most of the political allies that brought him to power in Washington. His presidency was crippled by opposition from both parties, and at the end of his life he would... join the South in secession from the United States. Tyler was born to an aristocratic Virginia family of English descent and he came to national prominence at a time of political upheaval. By the 1820s the nation's only political party, the Democratic-Republicans, began to split into factions, none of which shared Tyler's strict constructionist ideals. His opposition to Democratic leaders Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren led him to be elected Vice President on the Whig ticket.
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| Birthdate: | March 29, 1790 |
| Birthplace: | Charles City County, Virginia |
| Date of death: | January 18, 1862 |
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Education: | College of William and Mary |
| Religion: | Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Deism |