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About Letitia Christian Tyler
Letitia Christian Tyler was the first lady of the United States from 1841 to 1842 as the first wife of President John Tyler. After meeting in 1808, the two married in 1813. Tyler managed their plantation in Virginia while her husband progressed his political career at the state capital and in Washington, D.C., accompanying him only while he was governor of Virginia. She had a stroke in 1839 that left her permanently disabled.
Everything about Letitia Christian Tyler →- Occupation
- politician, president
- Position held
- First Lady of the United States, Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States, First Lady of Virginia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 12, 1790
- Died
- September 10, 1842