Robert Tyler (Confederate Register of the Treasury)

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]

Robert Tyler
Secretary to the President of the United States
In office
1841 – March 4, 1845
Preceded byHenry Huntington Harrison
Succeeded byJoseph Knox Walker
Confederate Register of the Treasury
In office
1861–1865
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1816-09-09)September 9, 1816
DiedDecember 3, 1877(1877-12-03) (aged 61)
Spouse
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(m. 1839)​

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]

References
  1. Millett, Wesley; White, Gerald (2008). The Rebel and the Rose: James A. Semple, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the Lost Confederate Gold. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58182-669-2.
  2. "Organization the Government of the Confederate States". Montgomery Daily Mail. May 22, 1864. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. "Robert Tyler". Special Collections Knowledgebase. September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1885). The Letters and Times of the Tylers. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 687.
  5. "Letitia Tyler Biography :: National First Ladies' Library". Firstladies.org. December 28, 1907. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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