President John Tyler This essay is a brief overview of President John Tylers Life

On April 5th, 1841 Vice President John Tyler sat up in his bed to be awakened by a knocking at the door. It was five in the morning. Tyler got up to see who it was. Here were two men standing at the door, they had been traveling for twenty-four hours to bring Tyler a message. The message said that president William Harrison died. He was president for one month in office, now John Tyler had …

…he arrived in the room Tyler said, "Doctor, I am going." "I hope not, sir" his physician replied. "Perhaps its best" Tyler said. His wife Julia gave her husband a sip of brandy and then died at 12:15 am on January 18th, 1862. He was 71 years old. He died in the bed that Julia swore she had seen in her dream. Two days later John's body was laid to rest at the hall of the Confederate Congress