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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 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.
Julia Tyler. Julia Gardiner was born in 1820 to Juliana MacLachlan and David Gardiner, descendent of prominent and wealthy New York families. 1 Julia was trained from childhood for a life in society; she made her debut at 15.
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.
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.
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...
Through the summer, fall and winter of 1844 and 1845, Julia Tyler did serve as the intermediary between the President and her brother Alex Gardiner in his ambitious plan to control all of New York’s Suffolk County appointments and place only pro-Tyler Democrats in those positions.
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 married John Tyler while he was an incumbent one-term president and thus did not experience his campaign or inauguration. She is credited with changing public presidential ceremony to secure the safety and security of the president, as well as initiating the custom of greeting the president with “Hail to the Chief.”
