John Tyler

Born: March 29, 1790 Charles City County, Virginia

Died: January 18, 1862 Richmond, Virginia

Representative and Senator from Virginia

No Vice President

- 1807 - Attended private schools and graduated from the College of William and Mary.

- 1809 - Studied law and was admitted to the bar.  Commenced a practice in Charles City County.

-1811-1816 - Member, State house of Delegates.

- Elected as a Democratic Republican to the 14th Congress filling John Clopton's seat (due to his death)

- Reelected to 15th & 16th Congresses from December 16, 1817 - March 3, 1821.  Declined renomination in 1820 due to failing health.

- Member, State house of Delegates 1823-1825.

- Governor of Virginia 1825-1827. Elected to the U.S. Senate as a Jacksonian in 1827.  Reelected in 1833 and served from 1827-1836 when he resigned.

- Member, State house of Delegates 1839.

- Elected Vice President of the United States on the Whig ticket with W.H. Harrison in 1840.  Inaugurated March 4, 1841 until Harrison died.

- Took oath of office as the 10th President of the United States on April 6, 1841.  Served until March 3, 1845.  Didn't seek re-election.

- Delegate to the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1861.

- Elected to the House of Representatives of the Confederate Congress, but died before the assembling of the Congress.

- Internment in Hollywood Cemetery - Richmond, Virginia

President Tyler in 1861

President's Park South Dakota 2005

President Tyler's Grave Marker in Richmond, VA