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John Tyler
was born on March 29,
1790 in Charles City County, Virginia. He was the son of John
Tyler Sr. and Mary Armistead. Tyler was
the seventh of eight children. John Tyler was named after
his
father. His
mother died when he was only seven years old. He grew up on a plantation.
He was educated at the college of William and Mary. His
father became governor
of Virginia in 1808. John Tyler married twice, first to Letitia Christain Tyler and then to Jualia Gardiner Tyler. Letitia died while John was in office from a stroke. He then married Jualia while he was president. He was the only president who had 15 children. During his administration, he signed the annexation of Texas into law. He was unable to make a lot of difference because he didn't have support from his cabinet. In fact everyone resigned from their position in the cabinet except for Daniel Webster, who was the Secretary of State. After his term was done, he did not run again. Instead he choose to retired to his farm in Virginia. John Tyler died at the age of 71. |
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Did You Know? * He had the most children of any president. He had a total of 15 children. * He was also the first president to be widowed and to remarry. * He was the only president to join the Confederacy. * Did you know that he loved to write poems. Click here to see one of his many poems. Key Events Under His Administration * U.S. gained access to Chinese ports. * Texas was admitted to the Union with a dividing line separating slave and free parts of the state. * Preemption Act, 1841 - Tyler signed the bill recognizing squatter's rights to public lands into law. The key events were found on (http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=10) |
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