John Tyler (1790-1862)

10th President of the United States (1841-1845)

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He was preceded in the Presidency by William Henry Harrison and after serving one term in office for the Whigs he was succeeded in 1845 by James K. Polk. He was the first Vice-President to be elevated to the Presidency after Harrison's record-breaking demise, and he served longer than any other President not elected to office. By his two wives he was the father of fifteen children and amazingly - despite being born in 1790 - in 2018 President Tyler still had two grandsons living, Lyon and Harrison.

Parents (2)

John Tyler

Judge John Tyler Sr., 15th Governor of Virginia

1747-1813

Mary Marot Armistead

Mrs Mary Marot (Armistead) Tyler

1761-1797

Spouses (2)

Letitia (Christian) Tyler

Mrs Letitia (Christian) Tyler; First Lady of the United States

1790-1842

Julia (Gardiner) Tyler

Mrs Julia (Gardiner) Tyler; First Lady of the United States

1820-1889

Children (15)

Mary (Tyler) Jones

Mrs Mary (Tyler) Jones

1815-1847

Robert Tyler

Robert Tyler, of Montgomery, Alabama

1816-1877

John Tyler

Colonel John Tyler III, of Washington D.C.

1819-1896

Letitia (Tyler) Semple

Mrs Letitia Christian (Tyler) Semple; Founder of the Eclectic Institute, Baltimore

1821-1907

Elizabeth (Tyler) Waller

Mrs Elizabeth (Tyler) Waller

1823-1850

Anna Contesse Tyler

Anna Contesse Tyler, died in infancy

1825-1825

Alice (Tyler) Denison

Mrs Alice (Tyler) Denison

1828-1854

Tazewell Tyler

Dr Tazewell Tyler, of San Francisco, California

1830-1874

David Gardiner Tyler

"Gardie" Tyler, of "Sherwood Forest" U.S. Representative from Virginia

1846-1927

John Alexander Tyler

"Alex" Tyler, Surveyor for the U.S. Department of the Interior

1848-1883

Julia (Tyler) Spencer

Mrs Julia Gardiner (Tyler) Spencer

1849-1871

Lachlan Gardiner Tyler

Dr Lachlan Tyler, of Washington & Elkhorn, West Virginia

1851-1902

Lyon Gardiner Tyler

Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., 17th President of the College of William & Mary

1853-1935

Robert Fitzwalter Tyler

R. Fitzwalter Tyler, of Hanover County, Virginia

1856-1927

Margaret (Tyler) Ellis

Mrs Margaret Pearl (Tyler) Ellis

1860-1947

Associated Houses (3)

Sherwood Forest

Charles City, Virginia

Greenway Plantation

Charles City, Virginia

The White House

Washington D.C.

President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler By Christopher J. Leahy John Tyler, the Accidental President (Audiobook) By Edward P. Crapol John Tyler, the Accidental President By Edward P. Crapol

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