John W. Tyler

Background

Tyler, John W. was born on May 21, 1951 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of James Blaine and Virginia Elizabeth (Pepper) Tyler World War II.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Trinity College, 1973; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1980.

Career

Chairman history department, Groton (Massachusetts) School, since 1978; editor of publications, Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Boston, since 1984. Chairman focus group National United States History Standards Project, 1993. Member selection committee James Madison Memorial Fellowships, Washington, 1992, 94.

Vice president, member founding board Organisation of History Teachers, 1987-1993. Advisory board Concord Review, Concord, Massachusetts, since 1987.

Achievements

• John W. Tyler has been listed as a noteworthy Private secondary school educator, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Smugglers And Patriots: Boston Merchants And The Advent Of The American Revolution

    (Very Good hardcover with a good jacket. Brick colored clo...)

  • Connecticut Loyalists An Analysis Of Loyalist Land Confiscations In Greenwich, Stamford And Norwalk

Membership

Chairman History district Commission, Groton, Massachusetts, 1984-1994. Member Groton town building committee, 1990-1993. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Organisation of History Teachers, Club of Odd Volumes, Massachusetts History Society (publications committee since 1992), Boston Athenaeum, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, tennis, cross-country skiing.

Connections

Father:

James Blaine Tyler

Mother:

Virginia Elizabeth (Pepper) Tyler