Plodding through the Presidents - On this day June 26 in 1844, 54-year-old President John Tyler married 24-year-old Julia Gardiner. It was the first time a sitting president got married. Their elopement
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Julia Gardiner Tyler, wife of Pres. John Tyler, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right] | Library of Congress
Presidential Trivia on X: "President John Tyler and Julia Gardiner were married #OTD in 1844 in New York City. He was the first of three presidents who married while in office. Cleveland
Sherwood Forest Plantation Foundation - On June 26, 1844 President John Tyler married Julia Gardiner. The couple often wrote poetry to each other Here is one Julia penned on the occasion of
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