生於: 1790年3月29日
死於: 1862年1月18日
約翰泰勒是第十任的美國總統，被敵手稱之為「意外」的總統，因為他是第一位未經選舉洗禮就繼任的美國總統，承接擔任總統職務僅一個月就去世的哈里森總統遺缺。
泰勒還有其他值得一提的「第一」：他的太太是唯一一位第一夫人、在總統還在位時就去世的第一夫人，也是首位於任期中結婚的總統。
泰勒是來自維吉尼亞州、最後一位出身貴族的美國總統，他至死都是一個南方人、甚至在未能成功避免聯邦瓦解、引發內戰後，還被選為南部聯盟的代表，他也是唯一在總統任期內與南方聯盟合作的總統。
John Tyler, 10th president of the United States, was called "His Accidency" by his foes because he was the first president to get the job without being elected to it. He took the helm when President Harrison died after only one month in office.
Tyler had other "firsts" as president: His first wife was the first wife to die while her husband was still president, and he was the first president to marry while in office.
Tyler was the last of the Virginia aristocrats in the White House. He was a Southerner until his death, even being elected to the Confederate Congress after unsuccessfully trying to keep the Union from dissolving and entering the Civil War. He was the only president who also allied himself with the Confederacy.
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