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
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