Ricárd Foge de Newlin

Ricárd Foge de Newlin (January 1st, 1822 - September 30th, 1900) was a Detroitian politician who served as fifth Detroitian president from January 20th, 1881 to January 20th, 1885. Originally, he was set to be the vice-president to Karlton Wilmot Tribbiani during his second term, but during his second inauguration, he was assassinated. Newlin was soon sworn in to take his place. Historians were critical of Newlin's presidency soon after it had ended, but historian Proteus Norramby ranks him relatively high compared to past rankings, saying "while he definitely wasn't the best president we've ever had, I think we can all agree that for a president who was sworn in at the most inopportune time, he did better than most would expect".

Trivia

 * While Newlin was technically the first vice-president to rise to the presidency, this is also technically not true, because the term where he would have been vice-president hadn't officially started before Tribbiani was killed.
 * Newlin was the first president to have a child become president. He was the father of Ricard Foge de Newlin II, who became president on the twentieth anniversary of his father's inauguration.
 * Newlin was the first president to die in the 20th century.