Half a dozen readers alerted me to the fact (which I’d heard but forgotten) that not one, but two, of President John Tyler’s grandsons are still alive. Not great-great-grandsons, not great-grandsons, but grandsons. (President Tyler was born in 1790.) Here’s the older of the two at the Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival, and here’s a profile of the younger one.
Hello,
Reminds me of the book _Last Men of the Revolution_ that came out during the American Civil War, with bios and actual photos of the last known survivors of the American Revolution. They ahd lived on into the "pell-mell" era of "incredibly rapid change" And they all wanted to put down "treason."
Stanley Sandler, Ph.D.
(I appreciate your math question to screen out spam. Much better than those letters that are often difficult to decipher.)
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhen I lived in Charleston, SC in the 70's, I met Lyon G. Tyler, Jr. and his wife. He was teaching history at the Citadel. I remember that he was a very congenial person. When he was introduced to me, it was mentioned that he was the grandson of President John Tyler, but I didn't catch the significance at that time.
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