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John Tyler (March 29th 1790-January 18 1862)

**Background Information and Quick Bio**.
 * March 29th 1790- January 18 1862
 * Born in Virginia[[image:http://www.nndb.com/people/851/000049704/john-tyler.jpg align="right"]].
 * He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1807.
 * He married his first wife Letitia in 1813.
 * He began his political career as a Virginia Legislature where he served from 1811-1816, 1823-125 and 1839.
 * He was also a US Representative,(1817-1821) as a State Governor, (1825-27) and as a US Senator (1827-36).
 * In 1840 he was nominated by the Whig Party to attract Southern Support. He won.
 * President Harrison died a month after his inauguration left John Tyler President.
 * He was the tenth president of the US from (1841-1845)
 * Tyler became a president with no party after the Whig Party was angry that he would not pass bills to reestablish a bank.
 * Tyler married Julia Gardiner after his wife died in 1842.
 * Tyler left office after entering the Presidential election and with little support. He withdrew.
 * After Tyler left he was still greatly involved in political affairs.
 * In 1861 he presided over the Washington Peace Conference.
 * Before Tyler's death he was elected into the Confederate House of Representatives.

=Contributions to America = =<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Successes:﻿ = <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Elected Vice President, Senator, Reprensentative, Governor and Legislature. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Tyler showed his independence by resigning from the Senate instead of taking legislatures instructions and reversing his vote on senate resolutions. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Tyler set the President that when a President dies the Vice President steps in after Harrison died and he took over power. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-He and his administration reorganized the navy. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-They established the Weather Bureau. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Brought an end to the Seminole War. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Put down a rebellion lead by Thomas Dorr against the State government of RI. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Elected to the Confederate House of Representatives before his death.

=<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Failures: = <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Tyler was a president without a party after one of his cabinet members resigned. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-Dropped out of his second Presidential Election. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">-He gave up all hope of saving the union in 1861 and returned to Virginia. = Fun Facts =
 * = John Tyler had more children than any president (15) 7 girls,8 girls. =
 * = He loved to Fox Hunt. =
 * = Tyler was a great violinist. =
 * = Nicknamed Young Hickory. =
 * = Had a greyhound named Le Beau and a horse called A Horse named the General. =
 * = He was English. =
 * = He was the first President whose wife died while he was in office. =
 * = Impeachment proceedings were started against him for abusing his veto power. =

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