John Tyler Jr.
Private Secretary to the President
In office
April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
PresidentJohn Tyler
Preceded byHenry Huntington Harrison
Succeeded byJoseph Knox Walker
Personal details
Born(1819-04-27)April 27, 1819
Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1896(1896-01-26) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Martha Frances Rochelle
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(m. 1838)​
Children4[1]
Parents
RelativesJohn Tyler Sr. (grandfather)
Education
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service
  • 1847 (USA)
  • 1861-1865 (CSA)
Rank
Commands
Battles/wars

John Tyler Jr. (April 27, 1819 – January 26, 1896) was an American army colonel, attorney, politician, and writer. He was the fourth son of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. Tyler served as Assistant Secretary of War of the Confederate States. Previously, Tyler served as private secretary for his father's presidential administration.

Early life and education

John Tyler Jr. was born on April 27, 1819, to John Tyler and Letitia Tyler. He was a member of the Tyler family. He had fourteen siblings: Mary, Robert, Letitia, Elizabeth, Anne, Alice, Tazewell, David, John Alexander, Julia, Lachlan, Lyon, Robert Fitzwalter and Margaret Pearl.[2] His mother was from a wealthy planter family[3] who owned Cedar Grove plantation.[4] His father was U.S. representative for Virginia's 23rd district congressional district[5] from a wealthy slave-owning Virginia family, descended from the First Families of Virginia.[6]

Tyler attended the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied American law and government. [7]

Career

Tyler served as a captain in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War.[7] Previously, Tyler served as private secretary for his father's presidential administration.[7] In later life, he served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army.[7] After the Civil War, Tyler practiced law in Baltimore before being appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to a minor role in the Internal Revenue Bureau in Tallahassee, Florida.[7]

Death and legacy

Tyler died on January 26, 1896. He was temporarily placed in the Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery.[7] His funeral was hosted at his late residence, 1217 B street southeast, on January 29, at 11 o'clock.[7] He was then buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[8] He was the last surviving son of former President John Tyler's first marriage.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org.
  2. 1 2 "Genealogy of John Tyler at Sherwood Forest Plantation - Home of President John Tyler". sherwoodforest.org.
  3. ↑ Schneider, Dorothy (May 4, 2010). "First ladies : a biographical dictionary". New York : Facts On File – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Gould, Lewis L. (May 4, 1996). "American first ladies : their lives and their legacy". New York : Garland Pub. – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "John Tyler: Life Before the Presidency | Miller Center". millercenter.org. October 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The World Almanac & Book of Facts". Newspaper Enterprise Association. May 4, 1949 – via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Patterson, Michael Robert (April 30, 2023). "John Tyler, Jr. - Captain, United States Army Colonel, Confederate States of America".
  8. ↑ https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/index.html#/search-all/results/1/CgVUeWxlchIESm9obg--/
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