Robert Tyler (September 9, 1816 – December 3, 1877) was the eldest son of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States, and Letitia Christian Tyler.[1] He served as the Confederate Register of the Treasury during the American Civil War.[2] Previously, Tyler served as private secretary for his father's presidential administration.[3] In later life, he served as the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.[4]
Robert Tyler | |
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Secretary to the President of the United States | |
In office 1841 – March 4, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Henry Huntington Harrison |
Succeeded by | Joseph Knox Walker |
Confederate Register of the Treasury | |
In office 1861–1865 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | September 9, 1816 |
Died | December 3, 1877 | (aged 61)
Spouse | |
His wife, Priscilla, served in place of the First Lady of the United States from September 10, 1842, to June 26, 1844, between the death of her mother-in-law and President Tyler's remarriage to Julia Gardiner Tyler.[5]
References
edit- ^ Millett, Wesley; White, Gerald (2008). The Rebel and the Rose: James A. Semple, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the Lost Confederate Gold. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58182-669-2.
- ^ "Organization the Government of the Confederate States". Montgomery Daily Mail. May 22, 1864. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Robert Tyler". Special Collections Knowledgebase. September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1885). The Letters and Times of the Tylers. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 687.
- ^ "Letitia Tyler Biography :: National First Ladies' Library". Firstladies.org. December 28, 1907. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2016.