Richard Johnson, the only US VP Elected by the Senate!

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850)                           Ninth Vice President of the United States

So this morning as I was checking the events that occurred on February 8th, I saw that date in 1837, Richard Johnson became the 9th Vice President of the United States, What caught my attention was the Richard Johnson is the only Vice-President ever elected by the U.S.Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment, which says in part….. Read More