President Married In Office

He was the second president to wed while in office and has been the only president to marry in the white house.

President married in office. I am aware that james buchanan and maybe abraham lincoln have been in the oval office before. President grover cleveland becomes the first sitting president to marry in the white house on june 2 1886. Cleveland entered the white house as a bachelor and left a married man and father of two.

John tyler march 29 1790 january 18 1862 tenth president 1841 1845 was the first president to get married while in office grover cleveland was the second president to marry while in office. Letitia christian tyler had been confined to an invalid s chair for two years when her husband john tyler unexpectedly became president in a second floor room at the white house letitia tended to the needs of her family as best as she could but did not attempt to take part in the social affairs of her husband s administration leaving the role of. She served as the 23rd and 25th first lady of the united states.

Three presidents got married while in office john tyler grover cleveland and woodrow wilson. Both john tyler and woodrow wilson were widowers and grover cleveland was the only bachelor. In his article sullivan himself pointed out that the claim was not meant to be taken literally obama is married with two daughters.

It s obviously a play on clinton being the first black president. She served as first lady from 1915 to 1921. Nevertheless the public took no exception to the match.

Which gives us a great idea. Presidents who married while in office. Frances clara folsom cleveland became the youngest first lady at age 21 as the first woman to marry a president in the white house.