Harrison Ruffin Tyler, preserver of Virginia history and grandson of 10th US president, dies at 96

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Harrison Ruffin Tyler died connected Sunday

CHARLES CITY, Va. -- Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the past surviving grandson of U.S. President John Tyler calved 83 years aft his gramps near the White House successful 1845, died. He was 96.

The origin of Tyler's decease connected Sunday was not instantly released. John Tyler was 63 years aged erstwhile Harrison Tyler’s father, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., was born. And Harrison Ruffin Tyler was calved successful 1928 erstwhile that begetter was 75 years aged and the statesmanlike gramps had been dormant for much than 60 years.

The grandson was known for preserving his grandfather’s plantation and adjacent Civil War fort. In a statement, Annique Dunning, the enforcement manager of Sherwood Forest, a nationalist landmark of President Tyler's residence, said the president's grandson, whose member died successful 2020, was a “beloved begetter and grandfather, helium volition beryllium missed immeasurably by those who past him.”

“He volition beryllium remembered for his sizeable charm, generosity and unfailing bully wit by each who knew him,” Dunning said.

Over the people of his life, Tyler preserved Sherwood Forest, his grandfather's plantation that enslaved dozens of people, including 43 radical successful 1860, conscionable earlier the Civil War began. The grandson besides helped reconstruct and support Fort Pocahontas, a Union fort during the Civil War.

Tyler's gramps was a Democrat nicknamed the “Accidental President” aft unexpectedly assuming the presidency erstwhile President William Henry Harrison died successful office. President Tyler was the archetypal vice president to summation power of the White House successful the aftermath of a death.

The University of Virginia's Miller Center described the president arsenic “the past gasp of the Old Virginia aristocracy successful the White House.” He had joined doubly and had 15 children, including Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr.

The clip betwixt the president's commencement and his grandson's decease spans 235 years.