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Gerald Ford. He became vice-president under president Richard M. Nixon when Nixon appointed him as vice-pesident and the Senate confirmed him The appointment was needed because Nixon's cice-president, the one who had been elected, had resigned. Then when Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandald, Ford became president. The only person to become president without the benefit of election to vice-president or pesident. All other vice-presidents who succeeded to the presidency did so after they had been elected vic-president first.
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∙ 12y agoIn 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected president despite not winning either the popular vote or the electoral vote. Andrew Jackson was the winner in both categories. Jackson received 38,000 more popular votes than Adams, and beat him in the electoral vote 99 to 84. Despite his victories, Jackson didn't reach the majority 131 votes needed in the Electoral College to be declared president. In fact, neither candidate did. The decision went to the House of Representatives, which voted Adams into the White House.
In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes won the election (by a margin of one electoral vote), but he lost the popular vote by more than 250,000 ballots to Samuel J. Tilden.
In 1888, Benjamin Harrison received 233 electoral votes to Grover Cleveland's 168, winning the presidency. But Harrison lost the popular vote by more than 90,000 votes.
In 2000, George W. Bush was declared the winner of the general election and became the 43rd president, but he didn't win the popular vote either. Al Gore holds that distinction, garnering about 540,000 more votes than Bush. However, Bush won the electoral vote, 271 to 266.
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∙ 11y agoRutherford B. Hayes because because the other elector was declared illegal
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Who are the four presidents who have attained the highest office in the US without the backing of the majority of the people?
George W. Bush, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford G. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison. All lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote and became President.
What US presidents had the same last name but were unrelated?
Both were Vice Presidents who became president after an assassination:Andrew Johnson (17th President), who succeeded Abraham LincolnLyndon Johnson (36th President), who succeeded John F. Kennedy.
How many presidents did the United states have in 1881?
The US had three presidents that year. James Garfield replaced Hayes on March 4. Garfield was shot and then died on September 19 and Chester Arthur became president.
Who were the 5 presidents who became president but was never elected to office?
John Tyler Andrew Johnson Millard Fillmore Gerald Ford and Chester Arthur
How many presidents were born before the US became a country?
I checked from Buchanan to Polk and can safely assume that Lincoln was the youngest of all presidents before him. Johnson is also older than Lincoln; however, Grant and Hayes belong to an entirely younger generation. So I can say that the 15 presidents before Lincoln plus the one president (Johnson) after Lincoln would be: 16 presidents. -Reloque
What two presidents won the popular vote but were not elected?
Andrew Jackson was the only man who won the popular vote without being elected and later was elected president. Samuel Tilden and Al Gore won the popular vote but never became president.
Why did the 5 vice presidents that became presidents became presidents?
because the former president either died or resigned 14 U. S. Vice Presidents became President. 8 of them ascended to the presidency upon the death of the president. 4 of them were the incumbent vice president when they won a presidential election. 1 of them was a former vice president when he won a presidential election. 1 of them ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of the president
What vice presidents became president but were not elected to the presidency?
President ford.he is the only one.
Which vice presidents that became presidents got voted in again?
Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman and Lyndon Johnson became president by accident upon the death of the president, but were voted in for another term.
How many presidents served in congress before they became president?
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How many presidents ran a business before they became president?
35
How did John Tyler and Andrew Johnson become president?
Both were vice-presidents who became president when the elected president died in office.
How old was the president when he became president?
There have been 44 different presidents. For a specific answer, ask about a specific person.
Which presidents had a child to also be president?
John Adams had John Quincy Adams as a child and he became president
How many Vice Presidents became President because of the President resigning?
one: Gerald Ford in 1974
Which of these Presidents most recently became Vice President by succession?
Gerald Ford
Did president hoover have children that became presidents?
No. His two sons were engineers and businessmen.
