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Who is Harrison Ruffin Tyler?

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:49 am
by nitrah55
I had heard about him when I was in college, but had no idea he was still alive.

He has a remarkable relationship to a US President.

Anybody know this without looking?
Spoiler

Suit guy hit it. President John Tyler (b. 1790) had a son at the age of 63, Lyon Tyler (b.1853). His son, Harrison, was born in 1928, when Lyon was 75.

Whatever other distinctions the Tyler family has, being active in the later years is clearly one of them.

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:50 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Spoiler
John Tyler's grandson

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:52 am
by MarleysGh0st
[awkward silence]

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:58 am
by silverscreenselect
On a similar note, I think that there is one surviving Civil War widow left:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maudie_Hopkins

Here's a longer article about her from a couple of years ago.

http://tinyurl.com/5an7pu