Search results
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.
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 · Harrison was raised in his grandfather’s hunting lodge; his grandfather — John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States — was born in 1790.
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...
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.
- CBS News
- Chip Reid
- 3 min
Oct 6, 2020 · Harrison Ruffin Tyler is now the only living grandchild of a president born in the 18th century. But many other people today can trace a direct line of descent from presidents including...
People also ask
Did John Tyler have a grandchild?
Who is President Tyler's grandson?
Who is John Tyler's son William Tyler?
Is president John Tyler dead or still alive?
Jul 3, 2024 · John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president, was born in 1790. He took office in 1841, after William Henry Harrison died. And he still has one living grandchild: Harrison Ruffin Tyler.