[Misc] President Tyler

[lawros left foot]

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]

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]

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.

 

[theboybilly]

Er technically, a generation for humans is 25 years.

It'll be 13 in Croydon

 

[Questions]

Tyler is guilty.

 

[Questions]

A white judge has said so.

 

[Albion my Albion]

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]

It'll be 13 in Croydon

I refer you to my previous statement : a generation for humans is 25 years.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

President James TIBERIUS .. KIRK

 

[Super Steve Earle]

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.

 

[lawros left foot]

A white judge has said so.

It's a UB40 track, but, I can't remember the name of it.

 

[Questions]

It's a UB40 track, but, I can't remember the name of it.

Tyler, Track 1 from the Signing Off album.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Tyler

 

[Stat Brother]

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

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Reads the title and assumed that the Aerosmith lead singer was going to take on Trump in the next US election.

 

[Fungus]

Fixtures.

(But still amazing)

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

So must have been 60_70 and kids 60_70 when they had kids.

Impressive.

 

[Triggaaar]

So must have been 60_70 and kids 60_70 when they had kids.

Impressive.

More than 60. And not impressive, just dirty old men.

 

[LlcoolJ]

More than 60. And not impressive, just dirty old men.

True.

 

[Baldseagull]

True.

What has Jamie Vardy got to do with this?