In 1835 he became Speaker of the House; 10 years later, he was occupying the White House
In 1838, the political situation in Tennesseewhere, in 1835, Democrats had lost
... [DOC] [TLE] The Governors Who Became President - Center on the American ... [PAR] He entered into the House of Burgesses, the pre-Revolution legislature of .... 
Monroe was elected to the presidency in 1816 and reelected four years later, 
becoming ....