Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . nts. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with mformation frombooks and experience in the world, and possessingbrilliant powers of conversation, his family circle wa
Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale county, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . nts. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with mformation frombooks and experience in the world, and possessingbrilliant powers of conversation, his family circle wasthe scene of unusual attractions. With sufficientmoans for the exercise of a generous hos])itality, hemight have enjoyed a serene old age with the fewfriends who gathered around him, were it not for thestorms of civil war which his own principles andpolicy had helped to introduce. Vvhen the great Rebellion rose, which the State-rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal-houn had inaugurated, President Tyler renounced hisallegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed-erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress;and while engaged in active measures to destroy, byforce of arms, the Government over which he hadonce presided, he w^s taken sick and soon died ?? T. ^i^ ELEVENTH PRESIDENT. t 59
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