Tyler, Wilson remarried during their tenures

Published 7:04 am Wednesday, October 12, 2016

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Has there ever been a president who was married more than once?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Yes.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson became widowers while in office and remarried during their presidencies.</span>

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<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Tyler’s wives were Letitia Christian Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler; Wilson’s wives were Ellen Axson Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Benjamin Harrison, too, became a widower during his tenure, but he remarried a few years after leaving office. His wives were Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison and Mary Lord Harrison.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Ronald Reagan, the nation’s only divorc? president, entered the White House with his second wife, Nancy. His first wife was Jane Wyman.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Incidentally, only one president — James Buchanan — was a lifelong bachelor. His niece, Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston, filled the role of first lady during his term.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">From the White House’s website:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">Unique among First Ladies,</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only President who never married: James Buchanan, her favorite uncle and her guardian after she was orphaned at the age of eleven. And of all the ladies of the White House, few achieved such great success in deeply troubled times as this polished young woman in her twenties. …</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">In appearance “Hal” Lane was of medium height, with masses of light hair almost golden. In manner she enlivened social gatherings with a captivating mixture of spontaneity and poise.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">After the sadness of the Pierce administration, the capital eagerly welcomed its new “Democratic Queen” in 1857. Harriet Lane filled the White House with gaiety and</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">flowers, and guided its social life with enthusiasm and discretion, winning national popularity.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.loc.gov; www.whitehouse.gov.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Schedule for spraying available online</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The mosquitoes are horrendous and I have not heard or seen any spraying for weeks. What’s up?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">According to the treatment schedule, which is available via the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s website, Mosquito Control planned to spray in the reader’s neighborhood — the College Oaks area — this week.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Other places scheduled for spraying this week include a section of Westlake around The National Golf Club, along with downtown and central Lake Charles and the area around the Power Centre.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">For more information on Mosquito Control operations, call 721-3780.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.cppj.net/services/mosquito-control/spray-schedule.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Site, phone line offer Medicare information</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Where can I get information on Medicare Part D, the prescription coverage?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Visit the program’s official website — Medicare.gov — or</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">call 800-633-4227.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Medicare offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare. …,” reads the website.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“To get Medicare drug coverage, you must join a plan run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. Each plan can vary in cost and drugs covered.”</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.medicare.gov/part-d.</span>

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