John Tyler Jr.

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PresidentJohn Tyler
Preceded byHenry Huntington Harrison
Succeeded byJoseph Knox Walker
Born(1819-04-27)April 27, 1819
Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.
John Tyler V
Tyler c.1870s
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.
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Martha Frances Rochelle
(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 V (April 27, 1819 – January 26, 1896) was an American army colonel, attorney, politician, and writer. He was the second 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.

John Tyler V 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]

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