West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-10-28
THIRD PRESIDENT TO WE'D
DURING Term or OFFICE
Two Predecessors of President VIII
son We're Married While Serving
rs Chief Executives of the United
States but Only One Wedding
Took Place IN the White House

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Oct. 23.--
When President Wilson weds Mrs.
Norman Gait next December he will
he the third president OF tho United
States to marry during his term OF
| oiiico. BY peculiar coincidence all
three of the marrying presidents have
belonged TO the Democratic party.
John Tyler was the firstp resident
who married while he was I'm office.
juno 20, 1914, near the close OF his
term of Office, President Tyler was
married in New York to Miss Julia
Gardiner, daughter of Senator Gardi-
ner. Her father had been killed I'm
an explosion of u big gun aboard the
Princeton, one OF the navy vessels,
while President Tyler, members OF
his cabinet and other high officials
were taking trip on her. President
Tylers bride was famous for her
beauty. AS mistress of the White
House she assumed n good deal of
state I'm her entertainments. She is
remembered as the only "first lady
OF the land" TO receive her guests
seated upon chair on raised plat
form. Her habit of driving four
horses to her carriages also attracted
much attention at that time.
When President Cleveland had
been I'm Office only little more than
N yaor ho u,arrIaI M,ou IN.o,oo. NJ
som. This wedding was one of tho
most interesting events which ever
took place in the White House. The
president and his bride went to Deer
Park, Md, for their honeymoon. The
White House was renovated and re-
furnished for the bride, and all OF
Washington was anxious to bid her
welcome upon her return to the city.
The wedding of President Tyler
and Miss Gardiner was Mr.. Tylcr's
second marriage. His first wife was
Letitia Christian OF Virginia, to
whom he was married In 1913 and
who died In 1S42.
Three others OF our presidents
were married twice-Millard Fillmore,
Benjamin Harrison and Theodore
Roosevelt, but not while In office.
Millard Fillmore was married I'm
1926. to Miss Abigail Power of New
York. She died in 1863 and some
FIVE years later Mr.. Fillmore married
Mrs. Caroline Mcintosh, widow of
Ezekiel G. Mcintosh OF Albany, N. Y,
and with her visited Europe. After
his return the former president
passed his life In retirement at his
home In Buffalo, where he died In
1874. Mrs. Fillmore's death occurred
in the same city I'm 1881.
Benjamin Harrison, the twenty
third president OF the United States,
was married I'm 1853 to Miss Caro-
line Scott. daughter of Prof. John w.
Scott OF oxford, o. Mrs. Harrison
was one of the most popular mis-
tresses OF the White House and her
death in 1892, duling her husbands
term OF office, was widely lamented.
Mr.. Harrison was married second
time in April, 1896, to Mrs. Mary Lord
Dimmick. who was niece OF the
first Mrs. Harrison, her mother hay
ing been Mrs. Harrisons sister.
In the year OF his graduation from
Harvard Theodore Roosevelt mar
ried Miss Alice Lee, daughter of
George Cabot Lee of Boston. Mrs.
Roosevelt died three years after the
marriage, leaving one daughter, the
present Mrs. Nicholas Longsworth Mr..
Roosevelt was married secondly, Dec.
2, 1886, 10 Edwith Kermit Carow,
daughter OF Charles Carow OF New
York city
President Arthur was a widower
during his term of office, his wife,
who was Miss Ellen L. Herndon, OF
Virginia, having died about year
before Mr.. Arthur was called to the
presidency through the death OF
President Garfield.
James Buchanan was the only
bachelor president. unless exception
be made in the case OF Mr.. Cleveland,
who was unmarried during the first
few months OF his term. Not only
was Mr.. Buchanan a bachelor dur
ing his occupancy of the White
House, but he remained unmarried
during HIS entire life.