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25. Apr. 2024 · Letitia Tyler, American first lady (1841–42), the first wife of John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. Due to a paralytic stroke, she was unable to perform the duties of first lady, and she became the first president’s wife to die in the White House.
Letitia Tyler. By 1841, Letitia Christian Tyler, victim of a paralytic stroke, was an invalid. Yet her poor physical health, which she had endured for two years, did not prevent her from overseeing the finances of her family's successful Virginia plantation. In fact, it was Letitia's business acumen that allowed husband John Tyler to pursue his ...
Letitia Tyler. Letitia Christian Tyler (* 12. November 1790 in Virginia; † 10. September 1842 in Washington, D.C.) [1] war die erste Ehefrau des 10. US-Präsidenten John Tyler. Sie war die First Lady der Vereinigten Staaten von 1841 bis zu ihrem Tod 1842. Letitia Christian wurde auf der Baumwollplantage ihrer Familie in Virginia geboren.
Letitia Christian Tyler spent most of her married life raising seven children and managing a busy plantation household east of Richmond, Virginia. In 1839, a stroke left her partially paralyzed, requiring the use of a “rolling chair.” Two years later, her husband, Vice President John Tyler, became president after William Henry Harrison’s sudden death. At the White House, she spent most ...
Tyler, Letitia (1790–1842)American first lady (1841–42), who, crippled by a stroke in 1838, had a brief tenure in the White House, secluded in an upstairs room. Born Letitia Christian on November 12, 1790, in New Kent County, Virginia; died on September 10, 1842, in Washington, D.C. Source for information on Tyler, Letitia (1790–1842 ...
Letitia Christian Tyler was born at her family’s plantation in Virginia. She could not get any formal education. But she learned to manage the plantation and raise a family. She married John Tyler on 29 March 1813. The day was the twenty-third birthday of John Tyler. The couple had eight children. Out of the eight, one died very young.
Letitia Christian Tyler war die erste Ehefrau des 10. US-Präsidenten John Tyler. Sie war die First Lady der Vereinigten Staaten von 1841 bis zu ihrem Tod 1842.
