Bio Letitia Tyler
Leticia Christian was born on a Tidewater Virginia plantation on November 12, 1790, to Mary and Colonel Robert Christian. Although she was...
Letitia Christian Tyler
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date of Work
- ca. 1830-1840
- Type
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Letitia Christian Tyler
This portrait is of Letitia Christian Tyler and was created sometime between 1830-1840 by an unknown artist. Mrs. Tyler was the first wife of President John Tyler. She died in 1842, a year into her husband's term in office.
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