Who became vice-president and then president of the USA without having been voted into either office?

Question

Who among the following has held the office of Vice-President of India for two consecutive terms?

[A] Mohammad Hamid Ansari
[B] Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
[C] Shankar Dayal Sharma
[D] Krishan Kant

Answer 1

Gerald Ford was nominated to fill the vice presidency in 1973 after Spiro Agnew resigned. He then became president after Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974. Ford is thus the only person who served as president and vice president without having been elected to either office.