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This is a list of memorials to John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States.

Some places and institutions previously named for Tyler have been renamed due to Tyler's having been a slaveholder and a legislator for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The new names are indicated in the lists below.

Places

• Tyler, Texas
• Tyler County, Texas

Sculptures

• John Tyler Memorial (1915), by Raymond Averill Porter, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

Schools

• John Tyler Community College, Chester, Virginia—renamed Brightpoint Community College
• John Tyler High School, Tyler, Texas—renamed Tyler High School
• John Tyler Elementary School, Hampton, Virginia—renamed Mary S. Peake Elementary School
• John Tyler Elementary School, Portsmouth, Virginia—renamed Waterview Elementary School

• John Tyler Elementary School, Washington, DC—renamed Shirley Chisolm Elementary School

Buildings

• Tyler Hall (named for both John Tyler and his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler) at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia—renamed Chancellors' Hall

Streets

• Tyler Street, Chicago, Illinois—renamed Congress Street in 1872
• John Tyler Drive, Chester, Virginia—planned to be renamed Brightpoint Drive

See also

• Presidential memorials in the United States

References

1. "John Tyler Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
2. "College Board Approves Building and Street Names for Tyler, Becoming Brightpoint". jtcc.edu. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
3. Fenton, Ben (6 August 2020). "John Tyler changes their name". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
4. Fearing, Sarah; Reese, Brian (20 May 2021). "Hampton School Board will change names of 5 schools". WAVY.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
5. Daniel, Eugene (3 December 2020). "Portsmouth to rename three schools". 13News Now. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
6. Kolenich, Eric (23 April 2021). "William & Mary renames three buildings, history department that honored Confederate supporters". The Roanoke Times. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
7. Lyle (20 October 2014). "What Happened to Tyler Street?". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
8. "Becoming Brightpoint". Brightpoint Community College. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

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10th President of the United States (1841–1845) 10th Vice President of the United States (1841) President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate (1836) U.S. Senator from Virginia (1827–1836) 23rd Governor of Virginia (1825–1827) U.S. Representative for VA–23 (1816–1821)
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Family	Letitia Christian Tyler (first wife) Julia Gardiner Tyler (second wife) Robert Tyler (son) Letitia Semple (daughter) David Gardiner Tyler (son) John Alexander Tyler (son) Lyon Gardiner Tyler (son) Harrison Ruffin Tyler (grandson) John Tyler Sr. (father)
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