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President Tyler was the 10th...yes, the TENTH...US President. He was the guy that shepherded TEXAS into the Union. And two of his grandkids (not great-grandkids...just grandkids!) are still alive. Holy cow! The old guy was really getting some!
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Grandchildren of John Tyler, America’s 10th president, are still alive
Published January 26, 2012
| FoxNews.com
While most U.S. presidents become associated with important legislation or significant policies, what stands out for former President John Tyler, America’s 10th commander in chief, is his impressive lineage.
It turns out two of Tyler’s grandsons -- yes grandsons -- are still alive, MentalFloss.com reports.
The men, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., born in 1924, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born in 1928, are the sons of Lyon Gardiner Tyler, one of President Tyler’s 15 children.
President Tyler was 63 when his son, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, was born, according to records obtained by FoxNews.com. And Lyon had his sons even later – Lyon Jr. was in his 70s when his sons were born. The boys’ mother, Sue Ruffin, was the second wife of Lyon Sr., who died in 1935.
A profile of Harrison Tyler done by Virginia Tech magazine in 2007 said he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1949 with a degree in chemistry and attended graduate school at Virginia Tech for engineering. He worked with Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp. and co-founded an industrial water treatment firm, ChemTreat Inc., in 1968. He currently lives on Sherwood Forest Plantation, a national historic landmark in Virginia.
In a profile by the Franklin, Tenn., chapter of the Lion’s Club, Lyon Tyler Jr. was honored as being a “faithful member” of the organization. Lyon Jr. also graduated from William and Mary and attended the University of Virginia Law School, practicing law in Virginia, FranklinLionsClub.com reported.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. served as the director of the Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission from 1959-1963 and gave history lectures throughout the state, according to the Lions Club site. He later returned to school, receiving his Ph.D. in history at Duke University, the site reported. He resides in Tennessee.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...#ixzz1kb5J4TJb
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Executive Branch - POLITICS
Grandchildren of John Tyler, America’s 10th president, are still alive
Published January 26, 2012
| FoxNews.com
While most U.S. presidents become associated with important legislation or significant policies, what stands out for former President John Tyler, America’s 10th commander in chief, is his impressive lineage.
It turns out two of Tyler’s grandsons -- yes grandsons -- are still alive, MentalFloss.com reports.
The men, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., born in 1924, and Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born in 1928, are the sons of Lyon Gardiner Tyler, one of President Tyler’s 15 children.
President Tyler was 63 when his son, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, was born, according to records obtained by FoxNews.com. And Lyon had his sons even later – Lyon Jr. was in his 70s when his sons were born. The boys’ mother, Sue Ruffin, was the second wife of Lyon Sr., who died in 1935.
A profile of Harrison Tyler done by Virginia Tech magazine in 2007 said he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1949 with a degree in chemistry and attended graduate school at Virginia Tech for engineering. He worked with Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp. and co-founded an industrial water treatment firm, ChemTreat Inc., in 1968. He currently lives on Sherwood Forest Plantation, a national historic landmark in Virginia.
In a profile by the Franklin, Tenn., chapter of the Lion’s Club, Lyon Tyler Jr. was honored as being a “faithful member” of the organization. Lyon Jr. also graduated from William and Mary and attended the University of Virginia Law School, practicing law in Virginia, FranklinLionsClub.com reported.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. served as the director of the Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission from 1959-1963 and gave history lectures throughout the state, according to the Lions Club site. He later returned to school, receiving his Ph.D. in history at Duke University, the site reported. He resides in Tennessee.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012...#ixzz1kb5J4TJb
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