President John Tyler was the 10th President of the United
States of America. While most presidents
are remembered for their legislations and policies, Tyler’s lineage is what
makes him stand out from former presidents.
According to MentalFloss.com, two of President Tyler’s grandchildren
are still living.
Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. and Harrison Ruffin Tyler were born in 1924
and 1928, respectively. They are the
sons of Lyon Gardiner Tyler who was one of Tyler’s 15 children.
FoxNews.com has obtained records showing that President Tyler was 62
when Lyon Gardiner Tyler was born. Lyon
was even older, in his 70s, when his sons were born. Their mother Sue Ruffin, was Lyon Sr.’s
second wife. She died in 1935.
Based on a profile in a Virginia Tech magazine in 2007, Harrison Tyler
graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1949. He received a degree in chemistry. He attended graduate school for engineering
at Virginia Tech. He worked for
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp and co-founded ChemTrea Inc., an industrial
water treatment firm in 1968. Harrison
currently lives on Sherwood Forest Plantation in Virginia.
Lyon Tyler Jr. was featured by the Lion’s Club chapter of Franklin,
Tenn., and honored as a “faithful member” of the organization. Lyon Jr. graduated from William Mary as well
and attended the University of Virginia Law School. He practiced law in Virginia.
Serving as the director of the Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission
from 1959-1963, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. provided history lectures throughout
the state. He later went to Duke
University to earn a Ph.D. in history.
He currently lives in Tennessee.
By Pete Iodice
