Is it even possible to measure how bad a president has been? We can. In the USA, presidential rankings are viral. Presidents are ranked according to how well or badly they governed and what qualities they had.
For this Top 11 list of the worst presidents, the latest study by the Siena College Research Institute was taken as a starting point. Over 200 scholars and researchers examined all the presidents of the United States for this study.
To rank them, they assessed 6 personal attributes, such as integrity and intelligence and 5 skills, such as the ability to compromise, oratory etc. Additionally, they also analyzed the strength and weaknesses of the U.S. presidents in 8 policy areas, such as economic policy and foreign policy. Using this data, they finally produced a scientifically based ranking of presidents for the top 11 worst presidents in the US.
10th President of the United States
Party: None
Term of office: April 4, 1841, to March 4, 1845
First Ladies: Letitia Christian Tyler and Julia Gardiner (his first wife, Letitia, died while in office)
Children: 15 children from both marriages (a record!)
What was special about him?
Tyler was the first U.S. president not to be elected, taking office from his predecessor, William Henry Harrison, due to the latter’s untimely death.
Biggest scandal
There were always rumors that he had more children with black female slaves and then sold the children. Today, many African American families in the U.S. claim descent from the 10th U.S. president.
What went so bad during his term?
He was excluded from his own party shortly after taking office; he was not taken seriously in general, and many doubted whether his presidency was legitimate at all (since he was an “afterthought” and not elected). For those reasons, he was hardly able to achieve anything politically.