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John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790, at Greenway, a family plantation in Charles City County, Virginia. He belonged to a wealthy and established political family; his father, John Tyler Sr., was a lawyer who served as Governor of Virginia. His mother, Mary Armistead Tyler, died in 1797 when John was only seven years old. He began his education at an early age, enrolled at the College of William and Mary at fourteen, and graduated in 1807. After completing his legal studies, he was admitted to