#HisAccidency July 5
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For the month of July 2024 several of us are going to take on a 30-Day Nickname Coach4aday Challenge. The simple concept is to share a nickname and tell a little about who it is associated with and why they got tagged with that moniker. Today I’m going with HIS ACCIDENCY.
This week I am trying to dig up some all nicknames tied to the history of the United States. One I never heard of before was “His Accidency” a name given to President John Tyler. Tyler was the 10th US President and came into office because the 9th US President William Henry Harrison died 30 days after taking office.
Nickname 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines.
- Each day in July learn something or just appreciate a nickname associated with someone.
- Share that name with others
- If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms
July 5th-His Accidency
One political slogan I have heard of is “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too“. What I also learned was it was a song. This was the campaign that William Harrison and John Tyler used for the Whig Party in the 1840 Presidential Campaign.
A month after Harrison and Tyler were sworn in, Harrison died after contracting a cold that turned into pneumonia while delivering a long inaugural speech in cold rain.
Although the Constitution did not explicitly state that the vice president automatically assumed the full powers of the presidency, Tyler did just that. The 25th Amendment would not come into until 1967 some 4 years after the death of JFK.
However, he soon clashed with fellow Whigs, and his growing list of political enemies quickly dubbed him “His Accidency.” A man without a party, he briefly ran for election in 1844 before withdrawing his candidacy due to lack of support.
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