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John Tyler
Member From: 1778 - 1786
- Birth Date: February 28, 1747 Birth Place:James City County, Virginia
- Death Date: January 6, 1813
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
- Spouse: Mary Armistead
- Children: 8 children including
John Tyler, Jr. (1791 - 1856) 10th President of the United States - Religion:
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- Bio: Born in James City County, Va., February 28, 1747, Died at "Greenway”, Charles City County, Va., January 6, 1813. Buried at “Greenway”, Charles City County, Va. John Tyler, Sr. of Charles City County was the son of John and Anne (Contesse, daughter of Dr. Louis Contesse) Tyler. He was the father of John Tyler, Jr., Governor of Virginia and President of the United States. He was judge of the Court of Admiralty of Virginia, 1776, 1786-88; member of the House of Delegates, 1778-86; Council of State, 1780; Constitutional Convention of 1788; Judge of General Court of Virginia, 1788-1808; Governor of Virginia, 1808-11; and judge of the United States District Court for Virginia, 1811-13. He married, in 1776, Mary Marot Armistead, only child of Robert Booth and Anne (Shields) Armistead of King's Creek, York County.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was JOHN JAMES BECKLEY. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
15th Governor of Virginia (December 1, 1808 - January 15, 1811)
Speaker of the House of Delegates - Dec. 1, 1781 - Jan. 5, 1782 , May 1782 - December 28, 1782, May 5, 1783 - December 22, 1783, May 3, 1784 - January 7, 1785
United States District Court Judge (1811 - 1813)
Virginia Constitutional Convention (1788)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1778 | Charles City | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1779 | Charles City | Courts of Justice Privileges & Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1780-1781 | Charles City | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1781-1782 | Charles City | Speaker of the House | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1782 | Charles City | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1783 | Charles City | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1784-1785 | Charles City | Speaker of the House | |||
| 1785-1786 | Charles City | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Propositions and Greivances Religion |
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