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John Tyler
Vice President John Tyler became President upon William Henry Harrison's
death one month after his inauguration. U.S. Circuit Court Judge William
Cranch Administered the oath to Mr. Tyler at his residence in the
Indian Queen Hotel on April 6, 1841.