President John Tyler's Grandsons Still Alive in 2020, 230 Years After His Birth

TLDR President John Tyler's two grandsons are still alive in 2020, making it a rare occurrence for a president's descendants to span such a long period of time. This is a testament to the longevity of the Tyler family and their unique generational timeline.

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00:00 President John Tyler's two grandsons are still alive in 2020, 230 years after their grandfather's birth.
01:09 President John Tyler is not well-known, but he is famous for being the second half of the phrase "tippy canoe in Tyler 2" and for being the first vice president to become president.
02:07 John Tyler became president after the death of William Henry Harrison, and there was uncertainty about whether he would be the acting president or the actual president.
03:06 John Tyler married Latita Christian in 1813 and had eight children, but she died in 1842, and then he married Julia Gardner in 1844 and had seven more children, including Lion Gardner Tyler who had children late in life.
04:05 President Tyler's great-grandfather was born 277 years ago, and families with extremely long generations like the Tyler's are uncommon but not unheard of.
05:13 The oldest man on record to have a child was Ramjit Raghav, who had a son at the age of 94 and then another son at the age of 96.
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