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 a newspaper in Montgomery, Alabama.^[4]

Robert Tyler
Secretary to the President of the United States
In office 1841 – March 4, 1845
Preceded by	Henry Huntington Harrison
Succeeded by	Joseph Knox Walker
Confederate Register of the Treasury
In office 1861–1865
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1816-09-09)September 9, 1816
Died	December 3, 1877(1877-12-03) (aged 61)
Spouse	Priscilla Cooper ​ (m. 1839)​
Children	9

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] Together Robert and Priscilla Tyler had nine children, only six of whom would live to adulthood. ^[6]