Grandson of tenth US President John Tyler Dies At 96 | EUROtoday

CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the final residing grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his grandfather left the White House in 1845, has died. He was 96.

The explanation for Tyler’s dying on Sunday was not instantly launched. John Tyler was 63 years previous when Harrison Tyler’s father, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., was born. And Harrison Ruffin Tyler was born in 1928 when that father was 75 years previous and the presidential grandfather had been lifeless for greater than 60 years.

The grandson was recognized for preserving his grandfather’s plantation and close by Civil War fort. In an announcement, Annique Dunning, the chief director of Sherwood Forest, a nationwide landmark of President Tyler’s residence, stated the president’s grandson, whose brother died in 2020, was a “beloved father and grandfather, he will be missed immeasurably by those who survive him.”

“He will be remembered for his considerable charm, generosity and unfailing good humor by all who knew him,” Dunning stated.

Over the course of his life, Tyler preserved Sherwood Forest, his grandfather’s plantation that enslaved dozens of individuals, together with 43 individuals in 1860, simply earlier than the Civil War started. The grandson additionally helped restore and preserve Fort Pocahontas, a Union fort throughout the Civil War.

Tyler’s grandfather was a Democrat nicknamed the “Accidental President” after unexpectedly assuming the presidency when President William Henry Harrison died in workplace. President Tyler was the primary vice chairman to realize management of the White House within the wake of a dying.

The University of Virginia’s Miller Center described the president as “the last gasp of the Old Virginia aristocracy in the White House.” He had married twice and had 15 youngsters, together with Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr.

The time between the president’s delivery and his grandson’s dying spans 235 years.