Florida became a state on March 3, 1845 -- the last full day that John Tyler served as president. That was almost 167 years ago, but despite all that time passing, two of Tylers grandchildren are still alive.
Tyler is probably best known for being the Tyler Too of Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, though he had a tumultuous presidency that was very far from dull. With William Henry Harrison dying a month into his presidency, Tyler faced mass defections from his Cabinet and was a man without a party after he vetoed the Whig proposal to restore the Bank of the United States.
