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Happy Birthday to the grandson of America's 10th president

Just a tidbit of American History information just as American History is about to end.

Ruben Bolling
Nov 09, 2024
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John Tyler. Image: Whitehouse.gov

November 9 is the 96th birthday of Harrison Tyler, whose grandpa was the United States' tenth president. John Tyler (1790-1862), served as president from 1841-1845.

How can the grandson of a president born in the 18th century still be alive? John Tyler had his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler in 1853 when John was 63 years old. Ly…

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