John Tyler
Cheyenne Smith
Coach Ikerd
World History
2 February 2013
John Tyler-10th President Have you ever heard of the accidental president? Well that is exactly what John Tyler was. He was our 10th president of the United States. He started out as the vice president to William Henry Harrison, the 9th president. From what I know, Tyler was a pretty alright president. He was very good in foreign affairs and a very good speaker. Many people supported Tyler once he joined the Whig party. There are many points of interest to hit on John Tyler, but I will tell you about five points: Tyler’s family life, his political career, his way to the presidency, his actual presidency, and the end of his days. John Tyler was born March 29, 1790, at Greenway, the family plantation on the James River about 30 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia (Falkof). He was born to wealth, privilege, and public service (McPherson). He was the sixth child and second son of John and Mary Armistead Tyler. John Tyler, Sr., was a governor of Virginia and had been a roommate of Thomas Jefferson at the College of William and Mary. John Tyler was raised on a Virginia plantation overlooking the James River (McPherson). He attended an “old field school”. At age 12 he entered the grammar school division of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Later he took the college classical course. He was especially interested in Latin, Greek, ancient history, Shakespeare, and poetry, and liked playing the violin (Falkof). He graduated at 17 and studied law at the prestigious Richmond Law firm headed by former U.S. attorney general Edmund Randolph (McPherson). At 19 he was admitted to practice and gained admission to the Virginia bar in 1809. That year, John 's father became governor of Virginia. Father and son moved to the capital city of Richmond. The newly made lawyer easily gained a place with an elite firm headed by Edmund Randolph, the nation 's first attorney general. But it quickly became plain
Coach Ikerd
World History
2 February 2013
John Tyler-10th President Have you ever heard of the accidental president? Well that is exactly what John Tyler was. He was our 10th president of the United States. He started out as the vice president to William Henry Harrison, the 9th president. From what I know, Tyler was a pretty alright president. He was very good in foreign affairs and a very good speaker. Many people supported Tyler once he joined the Whig party. There are many points of interest to hit on John Tyler, but I will tell you about five points: Tyler’s family life, his political career, his way to the presidency, his actual presidency, and the end of his days. John Tyler was born March 29, 1790, at Greenway, the family plantation on the James River about 30 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia (Falkof). He was born to wealth, privilege, and public service (McPherson). He was the sixth child and second son of John and Mary Armistead Tyler. John Tyler, Sr., was a governor of Virginia and had been a roommate of Thomas Jefferson at the College of William and Mary. John Tyler was raised on a Virginia plantation overlooking the James River (McPherson). He attended an “old field school”. At age 12 he entered the grammar school division of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Later he took the college classical course. He was especially interested in Latin, Greek, ancient history, Shakespeare, and poetry, and liked playing the violin (Falkof). He graduated at 17 and studied law at the prestigious Richmond Law firm headed by former U.S. attorney general Edmund Randolph (McPherson). At 19 he was admitted to practice and gained admission to the Virginia bar in 1809. That year, John 's father became governor of Virginia. Father and son moved to the capital city of Richmond. The newly made lawyer easily gained a place with an elite firm headed by Edmund Randolph, the nation 's first attorney general. But it quickly became plain
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