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Brett Pais PD.3

Brett Pais PD.3. Born: March 29 , 1790 in Charles City County, Virginia Married Letitia Christian Tyler Second Wife: Julia Gardiner Tyler 15 Children Member of the Virginia house of Delegates in 1811 1816-Named member of the council of state. Biography .

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Brett Pais PD.3

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  1. Brett Pais PD.3

  2. Born: March 29,1790 in Charles City County, Virginia Married Letitia Christian Tyler Second Wife: Julia Gardiner Tyler 15 Children Member of the Virginia house of Delegates in 1811 1816-Named member of the council of state Biography

  3. Elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress Served in the House of Representative from December 17, 1816, to March 3, 1821 1827-Elected in to the United States Senate Died January 18, 1862 Cont’d

  4. April 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison dies(First President to die in office) Vice President John Tyler takes oath of office(First Vice-President to take over office) Only 1 Term in office 1841-1845 Withdrew from the 1845 presidential election Presidential Terms

  5. Insurgents under Thomas Dorr had armed themselves Proposed to install a new state constitution Tyler recommended the governor enlarge the franchise to let most men vote Stated, that if a insurrection should break out, he would employ federal assistance to shut down the insurrection Rhode Island’s Dorr Rebillion

  6. Rival, Henry Clay, try to get Tyler to resign The Whigs in Congress expelled Tyler from the party Tyler tried to form a new political party Texas, at the time was declaring independence from Mexico By annexing Texas, Tyler believed he would gain political respectability He hoped annexing Texas would be the foundation of his reelection The plan was rejected, and Tyler dropped out from the race. Annexation of Texas

  7. Secretary of State: Daniel Webster (Whig) -Attorney -Negotiated the Webster-Ashburn Treaty that established a eastern border between the U.S. and Canada Secretary of Treasury :Thomas Ewing (Whig) -Lawyer -Consolidated bureaus from various Departments Presidential Administration

  8. Secretary of War: John Bell (Whig) -Known as the “Great Apostate” - One of the two Southern Senators to voted against Kansas-Nebraska act Vice Presidents: None Cont’d

  9. Not able to accomplish much in his administration due to the lack of party support Tyler “strengthened the presidency, but also increased sectional cleavage that led to the civil war”- White House Biography Webster-Ashburton Treaty-set the boundary between Maine and Canada 1844 Treaty of Wanghia-America gained the right to trade in Chinese ports Treaties and Presidential accomplishments

  10. Kelly, Martin. "John Tyler Biography - Tenth President of the United States." American History From About. Web. 21 Mar. 2010. <http://americanhistory.about.com/od/johntyler/p/ptyler.htm>. "John Tyler." The White House. Web. 21 Mar. 2010. <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johntyler>. "John Tyler (1790-1862)." Miller Center & Public Affairs. Web. 21 Mar. 2010. <http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/tyler>. Summers, Robert S. "John Tyler." Ipl2: Information You Can Trust. Web. 21 Mar. 2010. <http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jtyler.html>. Bibliography Page

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