Memorial dedicated to Lyon Gardiner Tyler in the Tyler Family Garden

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Object
Memorial Type
Sculptural Memorial
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner
Title
Memorial dedicated to Lyon Gardiner Tyler in the Tyler Family Garden
Background and Context
This statue is part of the Tyler Family Garden, dedicated in April 2004. Lyon Gardiner Tyler was the author of the Confederate Catchecism and was President of William & Mary from 1888-1919.
Physical Description
Bust of Lyon Gardiner Tyler atop a base
Memorial Inscription
Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853-1935)
President of the College of William & Mary 1888-1919
Died 1919
Descendants Who Attended the College
John Tyler 1907
Elizabeth Parker Tyler 1940
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. 1965
Harrison Ruffin Tyler 1949
Creator/Participating Person(s)
Gift from Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Ruffin Tyler
Date created, installed or dedicated
April 30, 2004
Historical Period
2000-Present: Memorialization in the Era of Universities Studying Slavery and the Black Lives Matter Movement
Funded by
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Ruffin Tyler
Location: Institution, City, State
William & Mary; Williamsburg, Virginia

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