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Julia Tyler (née Gardiner; May 4, 1820 – July 10, 1889) was the first lady of the United States from June 26, 1844, to March 4, 1845, as the second wife of President John Tyler. A member of the influential Gardiner family, she became a prominent socialite early in life who received many notable figures as suitors.
The darling of the capital, Julia Gardiner Tyler was the second wife of the tenth President, John Tyler. She became First Lady from 1844 to 1845 after their secret engagement and...
Julia, her sister Margaret, and her father joined in a presidential excursion on the new steam frigate Princeton; and David Gardiner lost his life in the explosion of a huge naval gun. Tyler comforted Julia in her grief and won her consent to a secret engagement.
Apr 30, 2024 · Julia Tyler (born May 4, 1820, Gardiners Island, New York, U.S.—died July 10, 1889, Richmond, Virginia) was an American first lady (June 26, 1844–March 4, 1845), the wife of John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. For eight months she presided over the White House with charming exuberance.
Feb 13, 2024 · Tyler and Julia were married in a private ceremony at the Church of Ascension in New York City on June 26, 1844. The couple eventually had seven children together, the last of whom was born in 1860, when Tyler was 70. Amazingly, two of their grandchildren were still living in 2020!
Julia Gardiner Tyler was not only used to attention, she reveled in it. The beautiful daughter of a prominent New York family, she quickly became the darling of Washington society. Congressmen wooed her, but it was the widowed President Tyler, thirty years her senior, who won her.
Nov 9, 2009 · Julia Tyler (1820-1889) was an American first lady (1844-1845) and the second wife of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States. Thirty years younger...
The darling of the capital, Julia Gardiner Tyler was the second wife of the tenth President, John Tyler. She became First Lady from 1844 to 1845 after their secret engagement and wedding.
Julia Tyler (1820–1889) Born Gardiner’s Island, New York. Julia Gardiner and the recently widowed President John Tyler fell in love when he comforted her following her father’s death. After becoming the first woman to marry a president in office, she enjoyed just eight months holding court.
Tyler, Julia Gardiner (1820–1889) American first lady (1844–45) who brought an air of royalty to the White House, provided outspoken support for her husband's Confederate views, and lobbied for pensions for presidential widows. Born on May 4, 1820, in Gardiner Island, New York; died on July 10, 1889, in Richmond, Virginia; third of four ...
