John Tyler [10th]
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845)
Nicknames: "Accidental President"; "His Accidency" Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia Died: January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia Buried: Richmond, Virginia Father: John Tyler Mother: Mary Marot Armistead Tyler Married:
(1) Letitia Chrisitan (1790-1842), on March 29, 1813;
(2) Julia Gardiner (1820-1889), on June 26, 1844
Children:
With Letitia Chrisitan
Mary Tyler (1815-48);
Robert Tyler (1816-77);
John Tyler (1819-96);
Letitia Tyler (1821-1907);
Elizabeth Tyler (1823-50);
Anne Contesse Tyler (1825);
Alice Tyler (1827-54);
Tazewell Tyler (1830-74);
With Julia Gardiner
David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927);
John Alexander Tyler (1848-83);
Julia Gardiner Tyler (1849-71);
Lachlan Tyler (1851-1902);
Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935);
Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (1856-1927);
Pearl Tyler (1860-1947)
Religion: Episcopalian Education: Graduated from the College of William and Mary (1807) Occupation: Lawyer Military: Captain (Militia) war of 1812. Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions:
Member of Virginia House of Delegates, 1811-16
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1816-21
Virginia State Legislator, 1823-25
Governor of Virginia, 1825-26
United States Senator, 1827-36
Vice President, 1841 (under W. H. Harrison)
Member of Confederate States Congress, 1861-62
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John Tyler [10th]