John Tyler Jr.
John Tyler III | |
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| Private Secretary to the President | |
| In office April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845 | |
| President | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Henry Huntington Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Knox Walker |
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| Born | April 27, 1819 Charles City County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1896 (aged 76) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Martha Frances Rochelle
(m. 1838) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Relatives | John Tyler Sr. (grandfather) |
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John Tyler III (April 27, 1819 – January 26, 1896) was an American army colonel, attorney, politician, and writer. He was the second son of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. Tyler served as Assistant Secretary of War of the Confederate States. Previously, Tyler served as private secretary for his father's presidential administration.