CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the final dwelling grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his grandfather left the White Home in 1845, has died. He was 96.
The reason for Tyler’s loss of life 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 useless for greater than 60 years.
The grandson was recognized for preserving his grandfather’s plantation and close by Civil Warfare fort. In a press release, Annique Dunning, the chief director of Sherwood Forest, a nationwide landmark of President Tyler’s residence, mentioned 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 mentioned.
Over the course of his life, Tyler preserved Sherwood Forest, his grandfather’s plantation that enslaved dozens of individuals, together with 43 folks in 1860, simply earlier than the Civil Warfare started. The grandson additionally helped restore and keep Fort Pocahontas, a Union fort in the course of the Civil Warfare.
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 achieve management of the White Home within the wake of a loss of life.
The College of Virginia’s Miller Heart 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 start and his grandson’s loss of life spans 235 years.
