previous office
10th Vice President of USA
key background fact:
The first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency
military service
Captain of Virginia militia,raised a unit in Richmond in the War of 1812
children
15: 8 boys 7 girls
wife:
Letitia Christian (1813), Julia Gardiner (1844)
higher education
College of William and Mary
unique facts
- The only president expelled from his party while in office.
- More children than any other president: 15
- The only president to hold office in the Confederacy.
interesting
He had 15 children. He loved to play the violin.
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.
military activity
- 1842 End of the 2nd Seminole war
Legacy
His presidency is held in low esteem but scored a victory, the Texas annexation. Expelled from his party while in office and without followers was powerless and yet effective and rather underrated
