Inauguration of John Tyler
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The inauguration of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1841 at the Brown's Indian Queen Hotel in Washington, D.C. following the death of President Will
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1888 illustration of President Tyler receiving the news of President Harrison's death from Fletcher Webster
Brown's Indian Queen Hotel c. 1832
The Metropolitan Hotel at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street NW in Washington, D.C. was a major hotel of the capital city of the United States from 1863 to 1933. Built in 1850 by the heirs of Jesse
Inauguration of John Tyler
…William Cranch, Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, administered the oath to President Tyler in the lobby of the Brown's Indian Queen Hotel, making this the first extraordinary presidential inauguration in history. On April 9, Tyler published an inaugural message to a special session of…
Metropolitan Hotel advertisement of 1920
Brown's Marble Hotel advertisement, 1853
The secession crisis unfolding at the bar of Brown's Hotel, December 29, 1860