The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26
ls42. OF the five Presidents which ana

1912. OF the five Presidents which the
state OF Virginia has given to the ma
ton. President Tyler was the last. I'm
until the time he assumed the duties OF
President he was the first man whose
! n ta'da did not contain an "a and even
o.aay thsre is but one other man in
| the list about whom the same can be
! said--Theodore Roosevelt
John Tyler was born In Charles city
county. Va, March %. 1890. He is
described by his son as having grown
up TO the aEe Of u schoolboy with "a
slender frame. prominent. thin Roman
nose silky brown hair. bright blue
eyes. n mischievous smile. q silverv
voice. and the favorite of his father
At the ago OF twelve he entered viii
liam and Mary College and graduated
he was admitted to the bar. and I'M
mediately entered upon such a large
practice that he became known as
me boy prodigy He was only twenty
Legislature. to which office he was
almost unanimously elected five times.
at the expiration OF that time he was
sent to Congress. where as a Repre-
sentative he served several years. In
1925 he became Governor OF the state
Of Virginia Two years later he 10
ator. In 1910 he was elected Vice
PRESIDENT. and month later became
President Tyler considered the prin-
cipal measures of his term Of Office the
settlement with Great Britain In 1872
81 the northern boundary OF the United
States and in 1915 the annexation Of
Texas. Abuse was heaped upon his
ncad for Netoing two bank bills during
his term Of office. It was this which
turned the Wing, party against, him
president Tyler. always q lover OF his
tory and poetry; had great deal of
romance about him, and the story of
Robin Hood was ono OF the legends
which appealed to him most strongly
And II \phnn hn L. !, ic-i 90 "a,
Tor the Constitution and vetoed the
rank bills that he likened his being
"outlawed" by the Wing party to the
the memory Of the affair he named
his home Sherwood Forest"
Following the expiration of his term
OF Office as President, John Tyler re-
tired to his Virginia home. Later he
was appointed commissioner by Pres
ident Buchanan, and afterward made
president OF the peace convention OF
1867. When IT was learned that the
House had adjourned without taking
any action OH the resolution passed
az that hat conyent ton. Tyler made, a speech
which he urged Virginia to secedc He
was made member Of the Confederate
Congress but died before he took his
seat.
There is one other oftice which Pres
ident Tyler held following his retire
ment from tho White House, He was
appoin l,, 9ver cs;, or roads in ls47 by
"
some of his friends took to be an In
suit. but President Tyler accepted the
office and determined 10 fulfill 1t to
tho best Of his ability. BY law tho
overseer could summon anybody and
everybody in a district to attend to
the roads. y certain road was YEN
dered all but impossible by hills and
raVines. and the work OF repairing II
was extremely arduous. Tyler called
ont everybody he could, even though
IT was harvest time and tho wheat
stood in the fields ready for threshing.
The rich Wing land owners were ap.
palled when they beheld their farm,
hands compelled to leave the fields and
work on the roads, and they protested
TO Tyler. He in turn insisted that he
was put doing his duty Finally they
asked him to resign his Office But he
refused to do so. stating facetiousiv
!, mat offices We're scarce and nc was by
no means assured Of another one should
he 90 so. The matter however, VAS
iinally arranged and the crops SAVED /
Among The busts OF Vice Presidents
IN tho Capitol at Washington il ore
OF John Tyler. This was secured In
1898, and Is by w. G. AIcCausIen - -
Is in the. north vestibnle Of tho ma IN
floor OF the Senate. and was pnrchasad
on the recommends ton OF Presidsnt
Tyler's son, Lyon c. TYLER, who con
siders II an excellent likeness OF his
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