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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:
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Member of Virginia
House of Delegates, 1811-16
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Member of U.S.
House of Representatives, 1816-21
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Virginia State
Legislator, 1823-25
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Governor of
Virginia, 1825-26
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United States
Senator, 1827-36
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Vice President,
1841 (under  W.
H. Harrison)
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Member of
Confederate States Congress, 1861-62
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year
Presidential Election Results:
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Never ran for
president. |
Vice President: None
Cabinet:
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Secretary of State
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Daniel Webster (1841-43)
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Abel P. Upshur
(1843-44)
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John C. Calhoun (1844-45)
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Thomas Ewing (1841)
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Walter Forward (1841-43)
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John C. Spencer (1843-44)
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George M. Bibb (1844-45)
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Secretary of War
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John Bell (1841)
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John C. Spencer (1841-43)
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James M. Porter
(1843-44)
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William Wilkins
(1844-45)
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Attorney General
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John J.
Crittenden (1841)
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Hugh S. Legare
(1841-43)
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John Nelson
(1843-45)
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Postmaster General
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Francis Granger
(1841)
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Charles A.
Wickliffe (1841-45)
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Secretary of the Navy
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George E. Badger
(1841)
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Abel P. Upshur
(1841-43)
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David Henshaw
(1843-44)
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Thomas W. Gilmer
(1844)
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John Y. Mason (1844-45)
Notable Events:
Internet Biographies:
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John Tyler -- from The
Presidents of the United States of America
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Compiled by the White House.
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John Tyler -- from Table
of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States - MSN Encarta
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Grolier Online has created this resource from its collection of
print articles in Encyclopedia Americana. Contains a full biography,
written by Robert J. Morgan of the University of Virginia, along
with suggestions for further reading.
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John
Tyler -- from The
American President
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From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of
Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves,
they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of
presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant
events in the lives of each administration.
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John Tyler --
from the
Hall of Forgotten Presidents
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A case for considering Tyler as one of the "near-great" presidents.
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John Tyler's Obituary --
from Dead
Presidents
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The text from The New
York Times.
Historical Documents:
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None
Other Internet Resources:
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Sherwood Forest
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History of the Tyler home, tour information, virtual tours, and a
ghost story.
Points of Interest:
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Tyler was the first president whose wife died while he was in
office.
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Tyler was the only president to hold office in the Confederacy.
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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.
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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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John Tyler
10th President of the United States
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845)
Letitia Christian Tyler
Julia Tyler
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