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Julia Tyler |
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John Tyler married Julia two years after his first wife Letitia Tyler died. Letitia died in 1842. John and Julia were married in 1844. Both Letitia and Julia served as First Ladies. John Tyler was the first President to be married while he was President. Julia was born on May 4, 1820 in Gardiner's Island, N.Y. In 1844, an explosion of a navy gun accidentally killed two of President Tyler's cabinet officers and Julia's father. She served as First Lady from 1844-1845. She created a scandal when it became known that she had modeled for an advertisement in her younger years. She only served a few months as First Lady. The Tylers had seven children. She died in Richmond, Va. on July 10, 1889. She was 69. She is buried next to President Tyler in Richmond, VA.
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