New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
Accidents Pursued President Tyler to the Grav'

That friendship ripened into love for tho
eldest daughter, Julia. About three mon'hs
later President Tyler went TO New forh
and conjecture was rife as to MS goins'
reasons Of state and rumors OF war being
| given as the cause. But In couple OF
days the mystery was solved, for lie re-
turned to Washington, bringing Mrs. John
Tyler the former Julia Gardiner. back WIN
/ him.
President Tyler was not only the nrst
man TO become President at the deatn o,
the Chief Executive but also the hrss
President to hold his wife's funeral AT the
White House and to bring his bride thete
The first Mrs Tyler was an invahd LOT
many years and died in 1872. or the nSe
Presidents which the State OF virginia mas
given to the nation President Tyler was
the last. Up until the time he assumed the
duties Of President he was the hrst man
whose name did not contain an a. ana
even to-day there is only one other man
in the list about whom the same can %
said-Theodore Roosevelt.
John Tyler was born in Charles Ci'y
County, Va, March %, 1879. lie Is ue-
scribed by his son as having grown up 10
the age OF a schoolboy with a siehde'
frame. prominent, thin Roman nose. SILKY
brown hair. bright blue eyes. mis-
chievous smile. silvery voice ana 'he
favorite of his father At the age o'
twelve he entered William and Mary COL
lege and graduated when he was seventeen
A, nineteen he was admitted 10 the bar.
and Immediately entered upon such a laISe
practice that he became known as 'ne wv
prodigy He was only twenty-one "heh ne
was elected to the state Legislature 10
which office he was almost unanimous!
elected five times At the expiration OF eha'
time he was sent TO Congress, wnere a
Representative he served several years al
| 1895 lie became Governor OF the stats o'
Virginia Two years later he returned 70
Congress- this time as a Senator. IN Nv
he was elected Vice-President, and month
later became President
President Tyler considered the principal
measures OF his term Of office the ee'',e'
ment with Great Britain In ~. OK ."'
northern boundary of the United s'a'e'
and In 1si5 the annexation OF IeAss
Abuse was heaped upon his heaa .o'
vetoing two bank bills during "s
term of office. 1t was this when tufnee
the Whig party against him. Fres'oen'
Tyler. always lover OF history sns
poetry had a great deal OF romance aoo~
him, and the story OF Robin hood vs.
one Of the legends which appealed 20 nun
most strongly And so II was when ne TOO.
his stand for the Constitution ana vetose
the bank bills that he likened his gems
| "outlawed" by the Whig party to inc cas-
OF Robin Hood. and to perpetua'e wv
memory OF tho affair he named his h0"'
| Sherwood Forest.
Following the expiration Of his term %
ONCE as President John Tyler retired "
his Virginia home. Later he was ~
pointed a commissioner by PresoS".
Buchanan. and afterward made pres'oen'
Of the peace convention OF lS2. Whsa
was learned that the House had adJou'n.S
without taking any action on the res0'.
ton passed at that convention Tyler H'su'
speech on the steps Of a Richmond no.s
in which he urged Virginia to secede. Nv
was made O member OF the Confede's"
Congress-. but died before he took his sss~
| There is one other Office which Preside"'
Tyler held following his retirement NV"
the White House lie was appointed ov~
seer Of roads in 1871 by some Charles o's
County Wings. This some OF his tt'es
| took TO be an insult. but President -
accepted the ONCE and determined 70 '...
Il 10 the best Of his ability. BY law wy
oycrseer could summon anybody sa-
everybody In district to attend 20
roads a certain road was rendered AZ ~"
impassabie by hills and ravines ana
work OF repairing 1t was extremely s' W.
Gus. Tyler called out everybody ne eou,
even though It was harvest time ana Wv
wheat stood In the fields ready for tnrss"
| ing. The rich Thig land owners were ~
palled when ttsy beheld their farm hs"s
compelled to leave the fields and worA y"
the roads. and they protested to Tyler ~
In turn insisted that he was but o0.s
his duty. Finally they asked him 10 rss"-
his Office hut he refused TO do 20. su".s
facetiously that ofYices were scarce ano y.
was by no means assured of another o".
should he do SO. The matter, however, "
finally arranged and the crops saved