Tag Archives: Julia Gardiner

Julia Tyler and the Princeton Tragedy

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

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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President John Tyler Elopes!

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

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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