Lyon Gardiner Tyler
| Lyon Gardiner Tyler | |
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| File:Lyon Gardiner Tyler in academic dress.jpg
Tyler circa 1915
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| 17th President of the College of William & Mary |
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| In office 1888–1919 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Stoddert Ewell |
| Succeeded by | J. A. C. Chandler |
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| Born | August 24, 1853 Charles City County, Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Richmond, Virginia |
Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Sr. (August 24, 1853 – February 12, 1935) was an American educator and historian.[1]
Biography
He was the son of President John Tyler and First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler, born at Sherwood Forest Plantation.
He graduated in 1875 at the University of Virginia. From 1888 to 1919, he served as the 17th president of the College of William and Mary (W&M), and is widely credited for restoring the college's financial condition following the deterioration which took place in the wake of the American Civil War.
He died on February 12, 1935 in Richmond, Virginia.,[2] and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
Legacy
Lyon, Sr.'s personal papers[3] and the papers from his time as President of the College of William and Mary[4] can be found at the Special Collections Research Center.
Personal life
Tyler was married twice, first to Anne Baker Tucker, with whom he had three children: John Tyler; Elizabeth Gilmour Tyler; and Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, one of the Kappa Delta founders.
Following Anne's death in 1921, he married the former Sue Ruffin, with whom he had three children: Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. (born 1924);[5] Harrison Ruffin Tyler (born 1928); and Henry Tyler, who died in infancy.[6] As of 2015, both surviving sons from Sue are still alive, making their grandfather the earliest former President of the United States with living grandchildren.[7]
See also
References
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- ↑ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. from Franklin Lions Club
- ↑ Sherwood Forest Plantation - Home of President John Tyler at www.sherwoodforest.org
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
Works written by or about Lyon Gardiner Tyler at Wikisource- Works by Lyon Gardiner Tyler at Project Gutenberg
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- Russell Smith's Lyon G. Tyler and the Quest for a Dissertation
- Lyon G. Tyler Department of History at the College of William and Mary
- Finding aid for the Office of the President. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Records
- Finding aid for the Tyler Family Papers, Group B
- Lyon Gardiner Tyler at Find a Grave
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with Internet Archive links
- 1853 births
- 1935 deaths
- John Tyler family
- Children of Presidents of the United States
- University of Virginia alumni
- American historians
- Presidents of the College of William & Mary
- College of William & Mary faculty
- People from Charles City County, Virginia
- Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
- Gardiner family
