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John Tyler was the 1st VP to become president, occurring when William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia. (Harrison's inauguration speech was 1 hr. and 40 mins. long; Harrison caught a cold and 4 weeks later, he died)

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John Tyler became president on April 4, 1841 when President William Henry Harrison died. after just one month in office.

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The first U. S. Vice President to become President due to the death of the previous President was John Tyler (April 6, 1841).

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John Tyler, who died because William Henry Harrisson expired 32 days after delivering his Inaugral Address (which lasted two hours) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler

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John Tyler was the first VP to become president after the death of William Henry Harrison.

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