Term[]
- April 4, 1841 - March 4, 1845 (3 years, as 10th President of the United States)
- Preceded by William Henry Harrison
- Succeeded by James K. Polk
- March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841 (1 month, as 10th Vice President of the United States)
- Preceded by Richard M. Johnson
- Succeeded by George M. Dallas
- March 3, 1835 - December 6, 1835 (9 months, as President pro tempore of the US Senate)
- Preceded by George Poindexter
- Succeeded by William R.D. King
- March 4, 1827 - February 29, 1836 (8 years, as US Senator from Virginia)
- Preceded by John Randolph
- Succeeded by William Cabell Rives
- December 11, 1825 - March 4, 1827 (1 year, as 28th Governor of Virginia)
- Preceded by James Pleasants
- Succeeded by William Branch Giles
- December 17th, 1816 - March 3, 1821 (4 years, as US Representative from Virginia's 23rd District)
- Preceded by John Clopton
- Succeeded by Andrew Stevenson
Life Data[]
- John Tyler IV
- Born March 29, 1790 (Greenway, Virginia)
- Died January 18, 1862 (71 years)
- Education: College of William and Mary (BA 1807)
- Occupation: Lawyer, Planter, Politician
- Military Service: 1812-13 (1 year, Captain, Virginia Militia)
- Political Party: Democratic-Republican (1811-28), Democratic (1828-34), Whig (1834-62)
Immediate Family[]
- Father: John Tyler III (1747-1813)
- Mother: Mary Marot Armistead (1761-97)
- Sibling 1: Anne Contesse Tyler (1778-1803)
- m.1795 James Semple (1768-1834)
- Children: 2 sons, 3 daughters
- Sibling 2: Elizabeth Armistead Tyler (1780-1824)
- m.1798 John Pryor (1774-1846)
- Children: 3 sons, 6 daughters
- Sibling 3: Martha Jefferson Tyler (1782-1855)
- m.1800 Thomas Waggaman (1778-1832)
- Children: 3 sons, 5 daughters
- Sibling 4: Maria Henry Tyler (1784-1843)
- m.1800 John Seawell (1780-1850)
- Children: 6 sons, 1 daughter
- Sibling 5: Wat Henry Tyler (1788-1862)
- m.1812 Elizabeth Walker (1789-1820)
- Children: 3 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1829 Margaret Govan (1792-1865)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- Sibling 6: William Arthur Tyler (1792-1856)
- SIbling 7: Christiana Booth Tyler (1795-1842)
- m.1813 Henry Curtis (1793-1862)
- Children: 3 sons, 3 daughters
- Paternal Grandfather: John Tyler Jr. (1710-73)
- Paternal Grandmother: Anne Contesse (1712-74)
- Maternal Grandfather: Robert Booth Armistead (1737-66)
- Maternal Grandmother: Anne Shields (1742-97)
First Wife: Letitia Christian[]
- Born November 12, 1790
- Father: Robert Christian (1760-1822)
- Mother: Mary Eaton Brown (1765-1822)
- Siblings: Robert, Mary, Elizabeth, Susan, Alice, Anne, John, William, Anne, Janetta, Minerva, Anna, Jones
- Died September 10, 1842 (51 years)
- Marriage: March 29, 1813 - September 10, 1842 (29 years, widowed)
Child 1: Mary Tyler[]
- Born April 15, 1815
- Died June 17, 1847 (32 years)
- Husband: Henry Lightfoot Jones (1801-65)
- Marriage: December 24, 1835 - June 17, 1847 (11 years, died)
- Child 1: John Jones (1836-37)
- Child 2: Henry Lightfoot Jones Jr. (1838-90)
- Child 3: Robert Tyler Jones (1843-95)
- m.1891 Sally Gresham (1868-1953)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 4: Elizabeth Jones (1847-47)
Child 2: Robert Tyler[]
- Born September 9, 1816
- Died December 3, 1877 (61 years)
- Wife: Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper (1816-89)
- Marriage: September 12, 1839 - December 3, 1877 (38 years, died)
- Child 1: Mary Fairlie Tyler (1840-45)
- Child 2: Letitia Christian Tyler (1842-1924)
- Child 3: John Tyler (1844-45)
- Child 4: Grace Rae Tyler (1845-1919)
- m.1863 John Scott Jr. (1831-94)
- Children: 3 sons, 3 daughters
- Child 5: Thomas Cooper Tyler (1848-49)
- Child 6: Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1849-1936)
- m.1869 Albert Goodwyn (1842-1931)
- Children: 3 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 7: Elizabeth Tyler (1852-1928)
- m.1870 Franklin Tarbox (1843-70)
- m.1871 Thomas Foster (1845-1915)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Child 8: Julia Campbell Tyler (1854-84)
- m.1874 Henry Tyson (1845-87)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- Child 9: Robert Tyler Jr. (1857-1939)
Child 3: John Tyler V[]
- Born April 27, 1819
- Died January 26, 1896 (76 years)
- Wife: Martha Frances Rochelle (1820-67)
- Marriage: October 25, 1838 - January 11, 1867 (28 years, widowed)
- Child 1: James Rochelle Tyler (1839-1902)
- Child 2: Letitia Christian Tyler (1844-63)
- m.1860 William Shands (1820-1906)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 3: Martha Rochelle Tyler (1846-1928)
Child 4: Letitia Christian Tyler[]
- Born May 11, 1821
- Died December 28, 1907 (86 years)
- Husband: James Allen Semple (1817-70)
- Marriage: February 21, 1839 - December 25, 1870 (31 years, widowed)
Child 5: Elizabeth Tyler[]
- Born July 11, 1823
- Died June 1, 1850 (26 years)
- Husband: William Nevison Waller (1821-70)
- Marriage: January 31, 1842 - June 1, 1850 (8 years, died)
- Child 1: William Griffin Waller (1843-94)
- m.1863 Jennie Howell (1844-76)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- m.1878 Elizabeth Austin (1857-1931)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- Child 2: John Tyler Waller (1845-65)
- Child 3: Thomas Waller (1847-47)
- Child 4: Letitia Waller (1847-49)
- Child 5: Elizabeth Tyler Waller (1848-48)
- Child 6: Mary Stuart Waller (1849-1910)
- m.1867 Louis Young (1833-1922)
- Children: 3 sons
- Child 7: Robert Tyler Waller (1850-1920)
- m.1878 Emily Johnston (1847-1932)
- Children: 1 son
Child 6: Anne Contesse Tyler[]
- Born April 5, 1825
- Died July 1, 1825 (2 months)
Child 7: Alice Tyler[]
- Born March 23, 1827
- Died June 8, 1854 (27 years)
- Husband: Henry Mandeville Denison (1822-58)
- Marriage: June 11, 1850 - June 8, 1854 (3 years, widowed)
- Child 1: Elizabeth Russell Denison (1851-1928)
- m.1886 William Allen (1848-91)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- m.1893 James Williams (1849-1918)
Child 8: Tazewell Tyler[]
- Born December 6, 1830
- Died January 8, 1874 (43 years)
- Wife: Nannie Elizabeth Bridges (1833-1927)
- Marriage: December 6, 1857 - January 8, 1874 (16 years, died)
- Child 1: James Semple Tyler (1858-1930)
- m.1879 Mary Costa (1860-1957)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 2: Martha Tyler (1859-1943)
Second Wife: Julia Gardiner[]
- Born May 4, 1820
- Father: David Gardiner (1784-1844)
- Mother: Juliana MacLachlan (1799-1864)
- Siblings: David, Alexander, Margaret
- Died July 10, 1889 (69 years)
- Marriage: June 26, 1844 - January 18, 1862 (17 years, died)
Child 9: David Gardiner Tyler[]
- Born July 12, 1846
- Died September 5, 1927 (81 years)
- Wife: Mary Morris Jones (1865-1931)
- Marriage: June 6, 1894 - September 5, 1927 (33 years, died)
- Child 1: Mary Lyon Tyler (1895-1975)
- m.1926 George Gamble (1899-1986)
- Children: 1 daughter
- Child 2: Margaret Gardiner Tyler (1897-1981)
- m.1919 Stephen Chadwick (1895-1975)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- Child 3: David Gardiner Tyler Jr. (1899-1983)
- m.1930 Anne Shelton (1900-77)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1981 Marion McWhorter (1900-96)
- Child 4: James Alfred Jones Tyler (1903-74)
- m.1940 Katherine Thomason (1909-67)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- Child 5: John Tyler (1905-07)
Child 10: John Alexander Tyler[]
- Born April 7, 1848
- Died September 1, 1883 (35 years)
- Wife: Sarah Griswold Gardiner (1848-1927)
- Marriage: August 5, 1875 - September 1, 1883 (8 years, died)
- Child 1: Lillian Gardiner Tyler (1879-1918)
- m.1910 Albin Margraf (1873-1924)
- Children: 1 daughter
- Child 2: Samuel Gardiner Tyler (1879-92)
Child 11: Julia Gardiner Tyler[]
- Born December 15, 1849
- Died May 8, 1871 (21 years)
- Husband: William Henry Spencer Jr. (1840-90)
- Marriage: February 24, 1869 - May 8, 1871 (2 years, died)
- Child 1: William Henry Spencer III (1869-69)
- Child 2: Julia Tyler Spencer (1871-1955)
- m.1892 George Fleurot (1866-1910)
- Children: 1 daughter
- m.1912 Durant Cheever (1873-1940)
Child 12: Lachlan Gardiner Tyler[]
- Born December 2, 1851
- Died January 26, 1902 (50 years)
- Wife: Georgia Webb Powell (1858-1930)
- Marriage: November 2, 1878 - January 26, 1902 (23 years, died)
Child 13: Lyon Gardiner Tyler[]
- Born August 24, 1853
- Died February 12, 1935 (81 years)
- First Wife: Anne Baker Tucker (1855-1921)
- Marriage: November 14, 1878 - November 2, 1921 (42 years, widowed)
- Child 1: Julia Gardiner Tyler (1881-1965)
- m.1911 James Wilson (1880-1963)
- Children: 2 daughters
- Child 2: Elizabeth Gilmer Tyler (1885-1976)
- m.1907 Alfred Miles (1883-1956)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 3: John Tyler (1886-1969)
- m.1915 Mary Parker (1894-1992)
- Second Wife: Susan Harrison Ruffin (1889-1953)
- Marriage: September 12, 1923 - February 12, 1935 (11 years, died)
- Child 4: Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. (1925-2020)
- m.1958 Lucy Pope (1924-2001)
- Children: 1 daughter
- Child 5: Harrison Ruffin Tyler (1928-)
- m.1957 Frances Bouknight (1933-2019)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Child 6: Henry Tyler (1931-31)
Child 14: Robert Fitzwalter Tyler[]
- Born March 12, 1856
- Died December 30, 1927 (71 years)
- Wife: Frannie Glinn (1849-1916)
- Marriage: September 12, 1879 - January 6, 1916 (36 years, widowed)
Child 15: Margaret Pearl Tyler[]
- Born June 12, 1860
- Died June 30, 1947 (87 years)
- Husband: William Munford Ellis (1846-1921)
- Marriage: November 13, 1884 - September 10, 1921 (36 years, widowed)
- Child 1: Pearl Tyler Ellis (1885-1979)
- Child 2: John Tyler Ellis (1887-1966)
- m.1936 Helen Rogers (1900-83)
- Child 3: Leila MacLachlan Ellis (1888-1968)
- m.1920 Ambrose Marye (1887-1972)
- Children: 1 son
- Child 4: Cornelia Horsford Ellis (1890-1978)
- m.1916 Yelverton Booker (1889-1979)
- Child 5: Gardiner Tyler Ellis (1892-1969)
- Child 6: William Munford Ellis Jr. (1895-1958)
- m.1928 Ruth Woods (1901-74)
- Child 7: Julia Fleurot Ellis (1897-1988)
- m.1924 William Robinson (1892-1962)
- Children: 2 daughters
- Child 8: Lyon Alexander Ellis (1900-54)
- m.1952 Margaret Northcross (1910-95)