POTUS Tyler, John - C.S. Delegate, VA

◀◀◀ 8th President

13th President ▶▶▶​

John Tyler
10th President of United States of America​

Born: March 29, 1790

Birthplace: Greenway Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia

Father: Governor John Tyler 1747 – 1813

(Buried: Tyler Family Cemetery, Charles City, Virginia)​

Mother: Mary Marot Armistead 1761 – 1797

1st Wife: Letitia Christian 1790 – 1842

(Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia)​

Married: March 29, 1813 Cedar Grove Plantation, Roxbury, Virginia

2nd Wife: Julia Gardiner 1820 – 1889

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Married: June 26, 1844 in New York City, New York

Children:

Mary Tyler Jones 1815 – 1847​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia)​

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Confederate Register of Treasury Robert Tyler 1816 – 1877​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery, Alabama)​

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Confederate Assistant Secretary of War John Tyler 1819 – 1896​

(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

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Letitia Christian Tyler Semple 1821 – 1907​

(Buried: Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg, Virginia)​

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Elizabeth Tyler Waller 1823 – 1850​

(Buried: Waller Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia)​

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Anna Contesse Tyler 1825 – 1825​

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Alice Tyler Denison 1828 – 1854​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Plantation Cemetery, Roxbury, Virginia)​

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Confederate Surgeon Dr. Tazewell Tyler 1830 – 1874​

(Buried: Olivet Memorial Park, Colma ,California)​

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Confederate Private David Gardiner Tyler 1846 – 1927​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Confederate Private John Alexander Tyler 1848 – 1883​

(Buried: South End Cemetery, East Hampton, New York)​

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Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer 1849 – 1871​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Dr. Lachlan Gardiner Tyler 1851 – 1902​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr. 1853 – 1935​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Robert Fitzwalter Tyler 1856 – 1927​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

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Margaret Pearl Tyler Ellis 1860 – 1947​

(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

Education:

1807: Graduated from College of William and Mary​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Charles City County, Virginia​

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1811 – 1816: Member Virginia State House of Delegates​

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1813: Captain of Charles City Rifles Militia​

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1816 – 1821: U.S. Congressman from Virginia​

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1820: Leader against the Missouri Compromise​

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1823 – 1825: Member Virginia State House of Delegates​

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1824: Supporter of William H. Crawford for President​

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1825 – 1827: Governor of Virginia​

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1827 – 1836: United States Senator from Virginia​

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1828: Supporter of Andrew Jackson for President​

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1832: Supporter of Andrew Jackson's reelection Campaign​

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1833 – 1836: Senate Chairman of District of Columbia Committee​

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1833 – 1835: Senate Chairman of Manufacturers Committee​

President John Tyler's grave in the Hollywood Cemetery.
Photo by Remember, 2008, Richmond, VA.
Monument was dedicated in 1915.
Inscription Reads:

JOHN TYLER
PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES
1841 1845
BORN
IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY VA
MARCH 29 1790
DIED IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND
JANUARY 18 1862​

1835: President Pro Tempore of United States Senate​

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1836: Supporter of Hugh Lawson White for President​

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1836: Unsuccessful Whig Vice Presidential Candidate​

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1838 – 1840: Member Virginia State House of Delegates​

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1841: Vice President of United States of America​

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1841 – 1845: President of United States of America​

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Lived at his 1,200 Acre plantation called Sherwood Forest​

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Chancellor for College of William and Mary​

Civil War Role:

1861: Chairman of Washington, D.C. Peace Conference​

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1861: Presided over opening Session of Virginia Secession Convention​

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1861: Spoke against Peace Conference Resolutions​

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1861: Delegate & Signer Virginia Ordnance of Secession​

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1861: Elected Virginia Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress​

Died: January 18, 1862

Time of Death: 12:15 AM

Place of Death: Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia

Cause of Death: Stroke

Age at time of Death: 71 years old

Last Words: "Doctor, I am going", "Perhaps it is best"

Famous As: Only U.S. President laid to rest under a flag other than the United States Flag; his coffin was draped with a Confederate flag.


Clippings from The Daily Dispatch of Richmond, Virginia, LOC Collection
Death Announcement Published Monday, January 20, 1862, Page 2
Funeral Announcement Published Wednesday, January 22, 1862, Page 2

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ADDITIONAL READING

• John Tyler, by Gary May, Times Books, 2008.
• John Tyler, the Accidental President, by Edward P. Crapol, University of North Carolina Press, 2012.

 

[Pollaco]

He was sometime called "His Accidency" because He was the first vice president to succeed to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor. He also considered the annexation of Texas to be his most important accomplishment as President.

 

[Pollaco]

I'm familiar with his son Robert, the Register of the Treasury, I have his signature on some old Confederate money. But according to the accompaning biography there is an additional son named Robert. Could this possibly be a typo or did they do things like using the same name back then?

 

[Bruce Vail]

One of the least successful presidents in US history. His own Whig Party refused to nominate him for a second term.

To staunch Unionists, he was considered guiity of treason for his support of the Confederacy.

 

[John Hartwell]

I'm familiar with his son Robert, the Register of the Treasury, I have his signature on some old Confederate money. But according to the accompaning biography there is an additional son named Robert. Could this possibly be a typo or did they do things like using the same name back then?

Two separate individuals, half-brothers, both sons of John Tyler, one by each of his 2 wives. With 40 years between them, there was little likelihood the two Roberts would be confused.

 

[Pollaco]

One of the least successful presidents in US history. His own Whig Party refused to nominate him for a second term.

To staunch Unionists, he was considered guiity of treason for his support of the Confederacy.

Sherwood Forest had been originally called Walnut Grove or simply the Grove but Tyler renamed it in reference to his being "outlawed" by the Whigs.

 

[Norman Dasinger Jr]

His children's' life stories are interesting. The family connections to the Grants/Dents/Longstreets is interesting.

 

[Pollaco]

His children's' life stories are interesting. The family connections to the Grants/Dents/Longstreets is interesting.

Speaking of children,the signature of the Register

on this 50 cent note is that of Tyler's son, Robert.