Hard to believe.
Maybe harder to believe: somebody in education and the arts who was a Republican for 50 years, though it looks like theater became a sideline for him.
John Tyler (1790-1862, President 1841-1845) still has living grandchildren. A granddaughter of James Garfield is also still alive, and somewhere out there still hanging on are at least two children of Civil War veterans.
The old guy was indeed a republican, but he was not a party activist of any sort. He liked the social aspect of showing up to GOP meetings, and eveyone enjoyed interacting with him. Grover Cleveland’s grandson (not Francis’s kid, but Richard’s I believe) lives in central NH & is an active democrat....he’s also something of a nitwit from what I gather.