John tyler

John Tyler Timeline

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  • Birth in Charles City, Virginia

    Birth in Charles City, Virginia

    John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790. He was born in Charles City, Virginia. His parents were John Tyler, and Mary Marot Armistead Tyler.
  • Mother's death

    Mother's death

    The mom of John Tyler died at a very young age
  • The Next Stage of Life

    The Next Stage of Life

    John Tyler graduated from the college of William and Mary on July 4, 1807.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    He served in the War of 1812 as captain
  • Father's Death

    Father's Death

    John Tyler's dad pronounced dead
  • First Marriage

    First Marriage

    John Tyler got married at the age of 23 to Letitia Christian Tyler at New Kent Country, Virginia on March 29, 1813.
  • First Child of Many with First Wife

    First Child of Many with First Wife

    Mary Tyler was John Tyler's first born
  • Second Child

    Second Child

    Robert Tyler (1816-1877)
  • Vice President

    Vice President

    He became vice president in 1840 and became president
  • First to Assume Presidency

    First to Assume Presidency

    John Tyler assumes presidency and becomes president without an election
  • The New President

    The New President

    John Tyler became the first vice president to become president due to the death of William Henry Harrison.
  • Independent Treasury Act Repealed

    Independent Treasury Act Repealed

    John Tyler repealed another bank from being built in the United States
  • Wife Pronounced Dead

    Wife Pronounced Dead

    She died of a stroke
  • The Death of Wife

    The Death of Wife

    Died at the age 52
  • Democrats gain majority

    Democrats gain majority

    Democrats gain a majority over the Whigs in the House of Representatives
  • Touring the Northern Sates

    Touring the Northern Sates

    Toured northeastern states.
  • The Texas Annexation

    The Texas Annexation

    The Texas Annexation Treaty is signed by the United States and the Republic of Texas.
  • First Telegraph Line Complete

    First Telegraph Line Complete

    The first telegraph line in the United States was finished it went through Washington, D.C. and Baltimore
  • The Texas Annexation Failure

    The Texas Annexation Failure

    The Texas Annexation fails to gain the required two-thirds majority in the Senate hostile controversy over the western expansion of the nation.
  • Second Wife

    Second Wife

    John Tyler married Julia Gardiner Tyler on June 26, 1844 in New York , New York at age 54.
  • James K. Polk

    James K. Polk

    James K. Polk is elected as the eleventh President of the United States
  • The End of the 10th President

    The End of the 10th President

    John Tyler's Presidency ended on March 3, 1845.
  • Florida Became Independent

    Florida Became Independent

    March 3, 1845 Florida became an independent state
  • First Child With Second Wife

    First Child With Second Wife

    David Gardiner (1846-1927)
  • The Last Whig Party President

    The Last Whig Party President

    Zachary Taylor was inaugurated as the 12th president of the U.S. He was the third, and last, candidate of the Whig Party
  • Last Child at 70

    Last Child at 70

    Pearl (1860-1947)
  • The Death of the 10th President

    The Death of the 10th President

    John Tyler died January 18, 1862. He died at age 71 in Richmond, Virginia of a stroke. He was latter berried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
  • A Death Ignored

    A Death Ignored

    John Tyler the 10th president's death was ignored
  • Death of the Second Wife

    Death of the Second Wife

    John Tyler's second wife died at the age 69
  • Death of last Child

    Death of last Child

    Pearl lived a long life