Presidential Grandson

Posted by Miss Cellania in Mentalfloss on October 2, 2007 at 10:06 pm


harrisontyler2006John Tyler {wiki} was the tenth president of the United States, serving in office from 1841 to 1845. In 1853, at age 63, he fathered a son named Lyon Tyler. At age 75, Lyon Tyler fathered Harrison Tyler {wiki}, who was born in 1928. Therefore, the grandson of a US president born in 1790 is still alive today. Bob Peck contributed this fact to a presidential trivia contest at mental_floss and won a book about US presidents. See, sometimes it pays to know trivia! Link




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6 comments to "Presidential Grandson"

  1. Justin
    October 2nd, 2007 at 11:28 pm

    That’s nuts!

  2. Jon
    October 2nd, 2007 at 11:43 pm

    That’s incredible.

  3. Theresa
    October 2nd, 2007 at 11:46 pm

    Probably not going to be doing any Viagra ads.

  4. sparge
    October 3rd, 2007 at 7:33 am

    Does he get Secret Service protection?

  5. JoeD
    October 3rd, 2007 at 8:02 am

    Darn. I use that fact all the time. Didn’t know it could win you something! Also, John Tyler named his estate Sherwood Forest because he saw himself as a Robin Hood figure fighting big government.

  6. Brent D. Payne
    October 3rd, 2007 at 7:10 pm

    Today, the Secret Service is authorized by law to protect:
    The president, the vice president, (or other individuals next in order of succession to the Office of the President), the president-elect and vice president-elect
    The immediate families of the above individuals
    Former presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except when the spouse remarries. In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former presidents for a period of not more than 10 years from the date the former president leaves office
    Children of former presidents until age 16
    Visiting heads of foreign states or governments and their spouses traveling with them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States, and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad
    Major presidential and vice presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general presidential election
    Other individuals as designated per Executive Order of the President
    National Special Security Events, when designated as such by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

    Source: http://www.secretservice.gov/protection.shtml


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