John Tyler
Jan. 29th, 2012 06:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowJohn Tyler - tenth President of the United States; the only President whose death was not officially mourned, mainly because when he died he was a member of the Confederate House of Representatives; born 1790, died 1862 - has two living grandchildren.
Yes, that's grandchildren. 150 years after his death, two of his grandsons are still around. (He had a son at age 63, and he had two sons, at ages 71 and 75.)
According to silbey at The Edge of the American West, Tyler's grandson Harrison Tyler thinks that Newt Gingrich is "a big jerk". (He hasn't decided who he'll vote for this fall, but - reading between the lines - seems to be leaning towards Romney.)
Just thought I'd mention that.
Yes, that's grandchildren. 150 years after his death, two of his grandsons are still around. (He had a son at age 63, and he had two sons, at ages 71 and 75.)
According to silbey at The Edge of the American West, Tyler's grandson Harrison Tyler thinks that Newt Gingrich is "a big jerk". (He hasn't decided who he'll vote for this fall, but - reading between the lines - seems to be leaning towards Romney.)
Just thought I'd mention that.
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Date: 2012-01-30 05:01 am (UTC)Wow, was that a bad sentence. Sorry.