Robert Tyler | |
Office2: | Secretary to the President of the United States |
Predecessor2: | Henry Huntington Harrison |
Successor2: | Joseph Knox Walker |
Term Start2: | 1841 |
Term End2: | March 4, 1845 |
Office3: | Confederate Register of the Treasury |
Predecessor3: | Position established |
Successor3: | Position abolished |
Term Start3: | 1861 |
Term End3: | 1865 |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1816 |
Robert Tyler (September 9, 1816 – December 3, 1877) was the eldest son of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States, and Letitia Christian Tyler.[1] He served as the Confederate Register of the Treasury during the American Civil War.[2] Previously, Tyler served as private secretary for his father's presidential administration.[3] In later life, he served as the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.[4]
His wife, Priscilla, served in place of the First Lady of the United States from September 10, 1842, to June 26, 1844, between the death of her mother-in-law and President Tyler's remarriage to Julia Gardiner Tyler.[5]