Tag Archives: Julia Gardiner Tyler

John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Feather Foster

Nestled in the northern part of Virginia’s Tidewater Peninsula, midway between its original capital of Williamsburg, and Richmond, its capital since 1780, is the retirement house of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States. It has been in the … Continue reading →

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Julia Tyler and the Princeton Tragedy

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Feather Foster

The freakish tragedy on the USS Princeton in 1844 claimed dozens of deaths and injuries. The Pride of the Navy It had become a fact of government: a strong, well trained and well equipped fleet is essential to maintaining peace … Continue reading →

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Poor Ex-FLOTUS Julia Tyler

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Feather Foster

Literally. Rich FLOTUS Julia Gardiner Tyler Julia Gardiner (1820-1869) was a wealthy New Yorker. Her father, David Lyon Gardiner owned considerable property in Long Island. Her mother, Juliana MacLachlan was the only child of an even wealthier brewer. Julia and … Continue reading →

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The Three Forgotten FIRST LADIES

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Feather Foster

Following Dolley Madison, there was a big gap in the role of the First Lady Elizabeth Monroe was a reclusive woman by nature, and her grown daughter was a snobbish substitute. Louisa Adams was in chronic poor health; her husband … Continue reading →

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John Tyler Woos MRS. Gardiner

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Tyler 1: On his twenty-third birthday, John Tyler (1790-1861) married Miss Letitia Christian, the daughter of a wealthy pedigreed Virginia family. The courtship was traditional, the marriage bore fruit: eight little Tyler’s made an appearance, seven living … Continue reading →

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Julia Tyler’s Premonition

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Julia Gardiner Tyler spent only seven months as First Lady; then she went to live in Virginia. JGT: The Young Wife Julia Gardiner (1820-1889) was only 24 when she married sitting President John Tyler, a recent widower.  At 54, Tyler … Continue reading →

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President John Tyler Elopes!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

John Tyler was a man of Firsts.  The First Vice President-to-President, the First President to remarry, and the President with the most children – fourteen. The President John Tyler became President in April, 1841, only one month after William Henry … Continue reading →

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Julia Tyler: Fashionista

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

About five years before becoming a First Lady, a nineteen-year-old Julia Gardiner was featured in an actual advertising promotion. Miss Julia Gardiner Julia Gardiner was pretty, socially prominent, and very very rich.  Her father, Senator David Gardiner, was a “Gardiner … Continue reading →

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