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In recognition of the Lyon Gardiner Tyler legacy – and a family legacy to the College of William and Mary that spans three centuries – a new garden was dedicated at the college April 30, 2004.
The new Tyler Family Garden includes bronze busts of three members of this extraordinary family – Lyon Gardiner Tyler, the 17th president of William and Mary; his father, the 10th U.S. President, John Tyler, who served as rector and chancellor of the college; and Lyon Gardiner Tyler’s grandfather, John Tyler, who served as the 18th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The three bronze busts sit on granite pedestals and were designed by Richmond-based sculptor Richard Stravitz, who worked on the project for more than a year. READ MORE
