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President John Tyler's grandson working in obscurity at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Magazine ^ | Feb, 2007 | Christopher Leahy

Posted on 03/12/2009 8:38:10 AM PDT by Edit35

As a boy, Harrison Tyler (chemical engineering '51) never gave much thought to his grandfather, John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States. "I grew up during World War II," he told Subaru Drive Magazine in 2002, "and surviving the war and the shortages was what was on everybody's mind. Being related to a president was never a thought."

(Excerpt) Read more at vtmagazine.vt.edu ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: americanhistory; godsgravesglyphs; johntyler; uspresidents
I was stunned to come across this article about Harrison Tyler, the SON of America's 10th President John Tyler (who was President 20 years before Lincoln!!!), is still alive and living in obscurity at Virginia Tech.

Not the great-grandson of (1841) John Tyler, or the great-great grandson, or great-great-great ... but THE grandson of a President who possibly spoke directly with our Founding Fathers!

President John Tyler died in 1862, and had 15 children.

He was only one of three US Presidents to be married while in office. I just love this history stuff.

1 posted on 03/12/2009 8:38:10 AM PDT by Edit35
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To: Edit35

Already posted. See:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205004/posts


2 posted on 03/12/2009 8:42:02 AM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: Edit35

President John Tyler

Harrison Tyler

3 posted on 03/12/2009 8:43:20 AM PDT by fishtank (Until the GOP repents of supporting Bush, people will think they're just "bashing 0bama".)
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To: Hawthorn

You’re right. I just got carried away with amazement.


4 posted on 03/12/2009 8:48:07 AM PDT by Edit35 (.)
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To: fishtank

I can certainly see the family resemblance, especially from the nose down. Cover their eyes and the resemblance will really pop.


5 posted on 03/12/2009 12:37:10 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp (Welcome to SOCIALIST AMERICA! The Totalitarians are on the march.)
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6 posted on 03/12/2009 4:03:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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well FGS...

Tech degree, not ancestry, key to success (Grandson of Pres. JOHN TYLER)
Virginia Tech | Winter 2007 | Christopher J. Leahy
Posted on 03/12/2009 4:02:58 AM PDT by Keltik
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7 posted on 03/12/2009 4:07:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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