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[Misc] President Tyler



lawros left foot

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Jun 11, 2011
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On Danny Baker this morning, his fact of the day, type thing was that John Tyler, born 1790, President of the USA, 1841-45, has two LIVING grandsons.

I find this amazing, a man born 14 years after American Independence, has grandchildren still alive.
 


Peter Ward

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Dec 5, 2014
473
out back
Yes, its weird how we forget how time flies, 1790, three full generations ago,
King George 3rd has just conceded defeat to the Americas in the war of independence.
French revolution is into its 2nd year, with many heads still to roll,
In England convicts start to be sent off to Australia as the prisons are so full, (and Charles Dickens has yet to write about it in Great Expectations)
In England, executing women for treason by burning them at the stake is abolished.
and England's population has increased to just under 8 million. !!
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,867
Yes, its weird how we forget how time flies, 1790, three full generations ago,
King George 3rd has just conceded defeat to the Americas in the war of independence.
French revolution is into its 2nd year, with many heads still to roll,
In England convicts start to be sent off to Australia as the prisons are so full, (and Charles Dickens has yet to write about it in Great Expectations)
In England, executing women for treason by burning them at the stake is abolished.
and England's population has increased to just under 8 million. !!

Er technically, a generation for humans is 25 years.
 










Albion my Albion

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Feb 6, 2016
17,625
Indiana, USA
The president you ought to look up is James K. Polk. His family touches American history since it's beginning in a war against you-know-who till the Lyndon Johnson administration (the one after Kennedy was assassinated). He had a family very involved in American government.

Almost forgot. His family history even goes back into British government.

You may also like to know that the Progeniter of the Polk family is John Pollock, a gentleman of landed property near Glasgow. His son was Robert Pollock, who married Magdalen Tasker Porter, the daughter of Colonel Tasker, who was Robert Pollock's commander in Oliver Cromwell's Army. Robert Pollock in 1659 emigrated from Ireland to Maryland accompanied by his wife and children. It is about this date that "Polk" was evolved from Pollock.
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,867






Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009
8,313
North of Brighton
Yes, its weird how we forget how time flies, 1790, three full generations ago,
King George 3rd has just conceded defeat to the Americas in the war of independence.
French revolution is into its 2nd year, with many heads still to roll,
In England convicts start to be sent off to Australia as the prisons are so full, (and Charles Dickens has yet to write about it in Great Expectations)
In England, executing women for treason by burning them at the stake is abolished.
and England's population has increased to just under 8 million. !!

Dickens apparently wrote part of one of his novels on board The Skylark sailing in the summer afternoons off Brighton Beach. The skipper was a distant relative of mine.
 








Stat Brother

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I guess Danny, last week, was an avid reader of the 'Trump' thread on here. :whistle:
 


Jul 7, 2003
8,573
Reads the title and assumed that the Aerosmith lead singer was going to take on Trump in the next US election.
 




Fungus

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May 21, 2004
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Truro
Fixtures.

(But still amazing)
 


CliveWalkerWingWizard

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Aug 31, 2006
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surrenden
So must have been 60_70 and kids 60_70 when they had kids.

Impressive.
 




LlcoolJ

Mama said knock you out.
Oct 14, 2009
12,982
Sheffield
More than 60. And not impressive, just dirty old men.
True.
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