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Birth
In Greenway, Virginia -
Education
as a child and teen he attended local school and then went to the college of William and Mary. -
1st Marriage
Letitia Christian, they had 8 kids together and then she died of a stroke. -
Children
Mary Tyler, died June 17 1848 -
Military
Tyler was Captain of the war of 1812 and then was elected to the House of Representatives witch he gained influence from. -
Children
Robert Tyler, died December 3, 1877 -
Children
John Tyler Jr., died January 26 1896 -
Children
Letitia Christian (Semple) Tyler, died December 28, 1907 -
Children
Elizabeth Tyler, died June 1 1850 -
Jobs or Careers
Tyler went to college to study law after his father. Also taking after his father he became Governor of Virginia. -
Children
Anne Tyler, died April 5, 1825. This is surprisingly the only child of his that died at infantry or as a young child. -
Children
Alice Tyler, died June 8 1854 -
Political Party
Whig -
Date elected Presidency
John Tyler was first William Henry Harrison's Vice president but after he died in office he became the president. he then got the nickname "His accident". In Virginia -
News worthy Events
William Henry Harrison Died and he exceeded to take his place with no election. -
Divorces
never divorced any of his wives, he only went on to the second wife cause the first one died. -
2nd Marriage
Julia Gardiner Tyler, and they had 7 kids together and the John Tyler died and she loved on with most of her 15 children. -
Date they left office
he served his time and left. -
Location retired to
He retried back to his plantation, Sherwood Forest, in Virginia. -
Fun Fact :)
He liked big families, his favorite horse was named General and he was buried near him. Tyler owned about 40 slaves on his plantation. he believed in slavery. (I just did the year that he retired to his plantation back to his slaves.) -
Programs or Laws developed
He didn't develop any laws nor programs but he did do a lot in presidency. He worked for the Annexation of Texas to join the United States because it was having problems with Mexico. Helped protect Northern Manufactures. Helped end Border dispute with Canadian Colonies. He also signed for the Log Cabin Bill where settlers can claim land before being sold and it was $1.25 per acre. -
Children
David Gardiner Tyler, died September 5 1927 -
Children
John Alexander Tyler, died September 1 1883 -
Children
Julia Gardiner Tyler, died 1871 -
Children
Lachlan Tyler, died January 26 1902 -
Children
Lyon Tyler, died February 12 1935 -
Children
Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, died December 30 1927 -
Children
Pearl Tyler, died on June 30 1947 -
Events after Presidency
The war of 1860 was looming and in 1861 he was supposed to go to a peace convention at house of representatives with Abe Lincoln but he had a stroke and died and northern people called him a traitor for not going to the meeting. -
Death
Tyler had a stroke and died at 71 and was buried at the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia.
