John Adams was a lawyer in Massachusetts before serving as the first vice president of the United States. After George Washington’s two terms in office, Adams wa… See more

Thomas Jefferson was already an accomplished man when he ran in the 1796 election, losing to Adams by three votes and therefore becoming vice president. He ran again i… See more

Martin Van Buren served as Secretary of State during President Andrew Jackson’s first term in office but would replace John C. Calhoun as vice president during the second. In t… See more

In 1841, President William Henry Harrisoncaught pneumonia while delivering his inaugural address. When he died just one month later, Vice President John Tyler became th… See more

Millard Fillmore had served as vice president for a year and a half by the time Zachary Taylor died in 1850. After Fillmore finished Taylor’s term, he attempted to run on his own … See more