Full name: John Tyler

Born: March 29, 1790

Died: January 18, 1862

Burial site: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

Parents: John and Mary Marot Armistead Tyler

Spouse: Letitia Christian (1790-1842; m. 1813); Julia Gardiner (1820-1889; m. 1844)

Children: Mary (1815-1848); Robert (1816-1877); John (1819-1896); Letitia (1821-1907); Elizabeth (1823-1850); Ann Contesse (1825- 1825); Alice (1827-1854); Tazewell (1830-1874); David Gardiner (1846-1927); John Alexander (1848-1883); Julia Gardiner (1849-1871); Lachlan (1851-1902); Lyon Gardiner (1853-1935); Robert Fitzwalter (1856-1927); Pearl (1860-1947)

Religion: Episcopalian

Education: College of William and Mary (1807)

Occupation: Lawyer

Government positions: Virginia house delegate; U.S. representative and senator from Virginia; Virginia governor; vice president under William Henry Harrison; elected as Confederate States congressman (died before term began)

Political party: Whig

Dates as president: April 4, 1841-March 4, 1845

Age upon taking office: 51