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
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