Grandson of 10th President, John Tyler, Dies at 95

A grandson of 10th U.S. president John Tyler, who left office 175 years ago, died at age 95 last month, a historical anomaly of a family whose three generations span three centuries from the nascent United States to 2020.

Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., of Franklin, Tennessee, died Sept. 26, according to an online obituary. His daughter, Susan Selina Pope Tyler, told the New York Times he died of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Tyler was born Jan. 3, 1925, more than 130 years after his grandfather John Tyler was born March 29, 1790.

Read Full Article »


Comment
Show comments Hide Comments


Related Articles