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John Tyler 10th President of the United States

(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

Father: John Tyler

Mother: Mary Marot Armistead Tyler

Married: Letitia Chrisitan (1790-1842), on March 29, 1813; Julia Gardiner (1820-1889), on June 26, 1844

Children: 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); 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

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)

W. H. Harrison) Member of Confederate States Congress, 1861-62

Presidential Salary: $25,000/year

Presidential Election Results:

Never ran for president.

Vice President: None

Cabinet:

Supreme Court Appointments:

Associate Justice Samuel Nelson (1845-72)

Notable Events:

1841 Tyler’s cabinet resigned after he vetoed banking bills supported by the Whigs.

1844 Far East opened to U.S. traders after a treaty with China signed.

1845 Texas annexed followed by war with Mexico.



Internet Biographies:

Historical Documents:

Other Internet Resources:

Sherwood Forest History of the Tyler home, tour information, virtuals tours, and a ghost story.

Points of Interest:

Tyler was the first president whose wife died while he was in office.

Tyler was the only president to hold office in the Confederacy.

Tyler was one of five Presidents who were never inaugurated.

Five years after leaving office, Tyler was so poor he was unable to pay a bill for $1.25 until he had sold his corn crop.

The tradition of playing "Hail to the Chief" whenever a president appears at state functions was started by Tyler’s second wife, Julia. For more on the origins of “Hail to the Chief,” see C-SPAN’s Vignette on The Origins Of “Hail To The Chief” (RealAudio).

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