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John Tyler Jr.
Member From: 1811 - 1839
- Birth Date: March 29, 1790 Birth Place:Greenaway Estate, Charles City County, Virginia
- Death Date: January 18, 1862
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
- Spouse: Julia Gardiner Tyler (m. 1844–1862), Letitia Christian Tyler (m. 1813–1842)
- Children: President John Tyler had the most children of any president – 15 children with two wives.
Tyler married Letitia Christian in 1813. She only made one public appearance when Tyler became president – it was said she was an invalid. In September 1842, Letitia died of a stroke in the White House. They had eight children:
Mary Tyler (1815-1847)
Robert Tyler (1816-1877
Anne C. Tyler (died at birth)
John Tyler (1819-1896)
Letitia Christian Tyler (1821-1907)
Elizabeth Tyler (1823-1850)
Alice Tyler (1827-1854)
Tazewell Tyler (1830-1874)
A few months after his wife’s death, Tyler began courting 23-year-old Julia Gardiner (30 years his junior). They married on June 26, 1844. They had seven children together:
David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927)
John Alexander Tyler (1848-1883)
Julia Gardiner Tyler (1849-1871)
Lachlan Tyler (1851-1902)
Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935)
Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (1856-1927)
Pearl Tyler (1860-1947) - Religion:
- Education: William and Mary
- Military Service: Captain, Charles City Militia (1813)
- Occupation/Profession: Attorney
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Additional Info Links:
https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Tyler_John_1790-1862#start_entry
https://www.loc.gov/collections/john-tyler-papers/about-this-collection/
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
U.S. House of Representatives: 1815-1820,
Governor of Virginia: 1825-1826,
U.S. Senate: 1827-1836
10th President of the United States serving from 1841 to 1845 after briefly being the tenth Vice President (1841)
Virginia Constitutional Convention: (1829, 1861)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1811-1812 | Charles City | Courts of Justice | |||
| 1812-1813 | Charles City | Courts of Justice | |||
| 1813-1814 | Charles City | Courts of Justice Finance Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1814-1815 | Charles City | Courts of Justice Finance |
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| 1815-1816 | Charles City | Courts of Justice
Finance |
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| 1823-1824 | Charles City | ||||
| 1824-1825 | Charles City | ||||
| 1825-1826 | Charles City | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) |
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| 1839 | James City, York and Williamsburg | Schools and Colleges (Chair) Courts of Justice Lunatic Asylums |
*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.