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His paternal grandparents were Julia Gardiner and the tenth President of the United States, John Tyler. Through his mother, he is a great-grandson of Edmund Ruffin, [2] and a descendant of Benjamin Harrison IV, Robert Carter I and Pocahontas. [3]
Nov 29, 2020 · The 10th president’s last surviving grandson: A bridge to the nation’s complicated past. William Tyler, left, the great-grandson of President John Tyler poses with a painting of his father ...
Oct 8, 2020 · Tyler, 95, was the grandson of John Tyler, who served as president from 1841 to 1845. He died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A younger brother is among his survivors.
Oct 6, 2020 · The elder John Tyler was a strong anti-Federalist who became the governor of Virginia in 1808. Harrison Ruffin Tyler is now the only living grandchild of a president born in the 18th...
As of January 2024, Tyler still has one living grandson (234 years after John Tyler's birth) through Lyon, making him the earliest former president with a living grandchild. This grandson, Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928 and maintains the family home, Sherwood Forest Plantation , in Charles City County, Virginia .
Mar 6, 2018 · Harrison Ruffin Tyler, 89, is one of two living grandsons of President John Tyler, who was born in 1790, one year after George Washington was sworn in as president.
Feb 20, 2017 · As the United States celebrates Presidents Day, an historical oddity continues: President John Tyler, who served from 1841 to 1845, was born in 1790, died in 1862, still has two surviving...
