He held several local offices and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845. He moved to Elmira in 1846 and engaged in railroad operations. Tyler was one of the incorporators of the Elmira Rolling Mill Co., and in 1875 died in Elmira.
He served as a Whig in the Twenty-eighth Congress, holding local offices from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845. He moved to Elmira in 1846 and engaged in railroad operations. Tyler was one of the incorporators of the Elmira Rolling Mill Co., and he died in Elmira in 1875.