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John Tyler

The Tenth President • 1841-1845

John Tyler

“His Accidency”


Biographical Facts

Birth: Charles City County, Virginia, March 29, 1790

Ancestry: English

Father: John Tyler
Birth: Charles City County, Virginia, February 28, 1747
Death: Charles City County, Virginia , January 6, 1813
Occupations: Judge; Governor of Virginia

Mother: Mary Marot Armistead Tyler
Birth: 1761
Death: 1797

Brothers: Wat Henry Tyler (1788-1862); William Tyler (unknown-1856)

Sisters: Anne Contesse Tyler (1778-1803); Elizabeth Armistead Tyler (1780-1824); Martha Jefferson Tyler (1782-1855); Maria Henry Tyler (1784-1843); Christianna Booth Tyler (1795-1842)

Marriage (first): New Kent County, Virginia, March 29, 1813
Wife: Letita Christian Tyler
Birth: New Kent County, Virginia, November 12, 1790
Death: Washington, D.C., September 10, 1842
Children: Mary Tyler (1815-1848); Robert Tyler (1816-1877); John Tyler (1819-1896); Letitia Tyler (1821-1907); Elizabeth Tyler (1823-1850); Alice Tyler (1827-1854); Tazwell Tyler (1830-1874)

Marriage (second): New York, New York, June 26, 1844
Wife: Julia Gardiner Tyler
Birth: Gardiner’s Island, New York, May 4, 1820
Death: Richmond, Virginia, July 10, 1889
Children: David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927); John Alexander Tyler (1848-1883); Julia Tyler (1849-1871); Lachlan Tyler (1851-1902); Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935); Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (1856-1927); Pearl Tyler (1860-1947)

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Education: Local Virginia Schools; College of William and Mary (1807)

Occupation Before Presidency: Lawyer

Military Service: Captain of volunteer company in Richmond, Virginia (1813)

Prepresidential Offices: Member of Virginia House of Delegates; United States congressman; Governor of Virginia; United States senator; United States Vice President

Inauguration Age: 51

Occupation After Presidency: Lawyer

Death: Richmond, Virginia, January 18, 1862

Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia



 
First Administration

Inauguration: April 6, 1841; Indian Queen Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State: Daniel Webster; Apel P. Upshur (from July 24, 1843); John C. Calhoun (from April 1, 1844)

Secretary of the Treasury: Thomas Ewing; Walter Forward (from September 13, 1841); John C. Spencer (from March 8, 1843); George M. Bibb (from July 4, 1844)

Secretary of War: John Bell; John C. Spencer (from October 12, 1841); James M. Porter (from March 8, 1843); William Wilkins (from February 20, 1844)

Attorney General: John J. Crittenden; Hugh S. Legare (from September 20, 1841); John Nelson (from July 1, 1843)

Postmaster General: Francis Granger; Charles A. Wickliffe (from October 13, 1841)

Secretary of the Navy: George E. Badger; Abel P. Upshur (from October 11, 1841); David Henshaw (from July 24, 1843); Thomas W. Gilmer (from February 19, 1844); John Y. Mason (from March 26, 1844)

Supreme Court Appointment: Samuel Nelson (1845)

Congress #27 (May 31, 1841-March 3, 1843):
Senate: 29 Whigs; 22 Democrats
House: 133 Whigs; 102 Democrats; 6 Others

Congress #28 (December 4, 1843-March 3, 1845):
Senate: 29 Whigs; 23 Democrats
House: 142 Democrats; 79 Whigs; 1 Others

State Admitted: Florida (1845)



 
 

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