Tyler Returns to Virginia's Politics
Tyler did not seek reelection to the House in 1820 and returned to Virginia. In 1823 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates where he led the opposition to the popular vote to decide presidential electors. In 1825 he became Virginia's governor.
Tyler returned to national politics being elected by the Virginia state legislature. Tyler was associated with the Jacksonian Democrats in the Senate mainly because of Andrew Jackson's position on the Bank of the United States. However, during the Nullification Crisis of 1832 he opposed the passage of the Force Bill which would have allowed the Federal government to use military action against South Carolina to collect federal tariffs which that state's legislature had declared null and void,
Although Tyler was in agreement with Jackson on his disapproval of the Bank of the United States he disputed redirection of deposits from the Bank to smaller institutions as an abuse of executive power for which he condemned “King Andrew” on the Senate floor in 1833.
Political war erupted in the Senate when Henry Clay moved for a motion to censure Jackson for his actions. Tyler joined with Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun in forming the Whig Party.
Politics 1836-1840
The Whigs were not organized in 1836 to hold a national convention, instead regional candidates were proposed including Harrison, Hugh White, and Daniel Webster. Tyler's name was proposed in some states as a candidate for Vice President with White and in others with Harrison. The Whigs were defeated by the ticket lead by Jackson's chosen successor Martin van Buren.
Campaign and Election of 1840
Factions in the Whig party resulted in the compromise candidate, William Henry Harrison's nomination. Tyler was select as the candidate for vice president. In the election, Martin Van Buren was soundly defeated.
Harrison was inaugurated on March 4, 1841 and died on April 4th. For the first time the country had an unelected President. The United States Bank, Congressional reapportionment, and the issue of the annexation of Texas would dominate Tyler's term, but perhaps his most obvious achievement was not be a place holder in the Office of President until the next election, but rather a President in action as well.
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Crapol, Edward (2006). John Tyler, The Accidental President. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807830410.
Smith, Carter (2005). PRESIDENTS: All you need to know. Irvington, New York: Hylas Publishing. ISBN 1592581234.
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