Personal

Date of Birth: March 29, 1790

Birthplace: Charles City County, Virginia

Date of Death: January 18, 1862

Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia

Family: Letitia (1st wife), Julia (2nd wife), Children: Mary, Robert, John, Letitia, Elizabeth, Anne, Alice, Tazewell, David, John, Julia, Lachlan, Lyon, Robert, Pearl

Career

1825-1827 – Served as Governor of Virginia

1827-1836 – Served as United States Senator (Virginia)

1841 – Served as Vice President under William Henry Harrison (for 1 month)

1841-1845 – Served as 10th President of the United States (the first Vice President to take office following the death of a President)

Oath of Office – April 6, 1841 at Brown’s Hotel, 6th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.