The Life and Times
Abridged by Josh K*. Camacho, PhD.
*that is not my middle initial
 Johnny Boy was born March 29, 1790, in Greenway,
Virginia.
 He was raised under the belief that the Constitution
must be follow word-by-word. Like most…
“great”… people… John Tyler never strayed from
this belief.
 He spent his childhood on the Greenway
Plantation, a huge mansion built by his father, with
his seven siblings.
Look at that class. Look at it.
 At age twelve, Tyler entered the prestigious
College of William and Mary. He graduated in
1807 when he was only seventeen years old.
 After graduation, Tyler went on to study law with
his father, John Tyler, Sr.
 The young Tyler proceeded to practice law in
Richmond, Virginia.
 In 1816, Tyler was elected into the U.S. House of
Representatives following the death of Rep. John
Clopton.
Tyler Does More Stuff.
SWAG
 After leaving the House, Tyler went on to become
the Governor of Virginia.
 The Whigs nominated him for vice presidency in
1840, hoping they could get support from
southerners who were in favor of states-rights. As
you can see, he won the election.
 President Harrison was deadly shortly after,
however, and Tyler had to step up his game as the
new President of the United States,
 During his time in office, Tyler had problems
attempting to compromise on the banking system.
A bill that would’ve solved this issue was ready to
pass, but Tyler vetoed it on the grounds of states’
rights. Because of this, Tyler was expelled from the
Whig Party.
 Tyler also vetoed a tariff bill, which caused
Congress to launch the first impeachment
resolution against him, claiming that Tyler misused
his veto powers. This failed to remove Tyler from
office, however.
 Despite a negative public image, Tyler wasn’t all
bad. The “Log-Cabin” bill allowed a settler to
claim up to 160 acres before it was publicly for
sale, and later pay merely $1.25 an acre for it,
which would be $20 in today’s economy.
 Because his Whig cabinet left during the
Impeachment Crisis, he filled in the vacant slots
with southern conservatives.
 Finally, in 1845, Tyler’s term was at its end.
Can this dude just die already? I mean, c’mon…
 In 1861, at the Civil War’s beginning, Tyler
attempted to lead a compromise movement. When
that failed, he helped create the Southern
Confederacy.
 He passed away in 1862 as a member of the
Confederate House of Representatives.
 http://www.potus.com/jtyler.html
 http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/john
tyler