PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER

10th President of the United States (April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845) Nicknames: "Accidental President"; "His Accidency" Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia Died: January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia Father: John Tyler Mother: Mary Marot Armistead Tyler Married: Letitia Chrisitan (1790-1842), on March 29, 1813; Julia Gardiner (1820-1889), on June 26, 1844 Children: Mary Tyler (1815-48); Robert Tyler (1816-77); John Tyler (1819-96); Letitia Tyler (1821-1907); Elizabeth Tyler (1823-50); Anne Contesse Tyler (1825); Alice Tyler (1827-54); Tazewell Tyler (1830-74); David Gardiner Tyler (1846-1927); John Alexander Tyler (1848-83); Julia Gardiner Tyler (1849-71); Lachlan Tyler (1851-1902); Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935); Robert Fitzwalter Tyler (1856-1927); Pearl Tyler (1860-1947) Religion: Episcopalian Education: Graduated from the College of William and Mary (1807) Occupation: Lawyer Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions: Member of Virginia House of Delegates, 1811-16 Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1816-21 Virginia State Legislator, 1823-25 Governor of Virginia, 1825-26 United States Senator, 1827-36 Vice President, 1841 (under W. H. Harrison) Member of Confederate States Congress, 1861-62 Presidential Salary: $25,000/year Points of Interest: Tyler was the first president whose wife died while he was in office. Tyler was the only president to hold office in the Confederacy. Five years after leaving office, Tyler was so poor he was unable to pay a bill for $1.25 until he had sold his corn crop. The tradition of playing "Hail to the Chief" whenever a president appears at state functions was started by Tyler's second wife, Julia.

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