Presidents of the United States of America
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10 - John Tyler
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: March 29, 1790
Birthplace: Greenway, family plantation on the James River, Charles City County, Virginia
Father: John Tyler (1747-1813)
Mother: Mary Armistead (1761-1797)
Height at Prime: Just over 6 feet
Physical Description: Blue eyes, fine wavy brown hair, large ears, thin lips, prominent forehead, large Roman nose
Religion: Episcopalian
1st Wife: Letitia Christian (November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842)
1st Marriage Date: March 29, 1813
1st Marriage Place: Cedar Grove (home of the bride’s family), New Kent County, Virginia
Children:
-- Mary Tyler Jones (April 15, 1815 – June 17, 1847)
-- Robert Tyler (September 9, 1816 – December 3, 1877)
-- John Tyler Jr. (April 17, 1819 – January 26, 1896)
-- Letitia Tyler Semple (May 11, 1821 – December 28, 1907)
-- Elizabeth Tyler Waller (July 11, 1823 – June 1, 1850)
-- Anne Contesse Tyler (April 1825 – July 1825)
-- Alice Tyler Denison (March 23, 1827 – June 8, 1854)
-- Tazewell Tyler (December 6, 1830 – January 8, 1874)
2nd Wife: Julia Gardiner
2nd Marriage Date: June 26, 1844
2nd Marriage Place: Church of the Ascension, New York City, New York
Children:
-- David Gardiner Tyler (July 12, 1846 – September 5, 1927)
-- John Alexander Tyler (April 7, 1848 – September 1, 1883)
-- Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer (December 25, 1849 – May 8, 1871)
-- Lachlan Tyler (December 2, 1851 – January 26, 1902)
-- Lyon Gardiner Tyler (August 24, 1853 – February 12, 1935)
-- Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (March 12, 1856 – December 30, 1927)
-- Pearl Tyler Ellis (June 20, 1860 – June 30, 1947)
Death Date: January 18, 1862
Place of Death: Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Bilious fever with respiratory failure (bronchitis and liver dysfunction)
Final Words: “Perhaps it is best.â€
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Professional Statistics:
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1811-1816)
U.S. Representative (1816-1821)
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1823-1825)
Governor of Virginia (1825-1827)
U.S. Senator (1827-1836)
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1838-1840)
Vice President (1841)
10th President of the United States (1841-1845)
Political Party: Whig
Events During Presidency:
Right of Succession (acting president or president with full powers)
The Bank Issue and Mass Cabinet Resignation (1841)
Preemption Act (1841)
Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)
USS Princeton Explosion on the Potomac (1844)
Treaty of Wanghia (1844)
Annexation of Texas (1845)
Florida admitted to the Union (1845)
