Which US President fathered a child at the age of 70?

John Tyler was America’s 10th President of the United States; he was born in 1790 (died in 1862). During his life he had 15 kids total, the most of any president. His first child Mary was born in 1815, when he was 25 years old. His youngest Pearl was born in 1860, when Tyler was 70, less than two years before his death. While he was the president of the USA, he was dubbed “His Accidency” by his detractors. This was done in part since he became the first vice president to be elevated to the Office of President by the death of his predecessor.

Born in Virginia, Tyler was raised believing that the US Constitution must be strictly construed. It's known that he never wavered from this conviction. As a young man, he attended the College of William and Mary and studied law.

Serving in the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1821, Tyler voted against most nationalist legislation and opposed the Missouri Compromise. After leaving the House, he served as Governor of Virginia. As a US Senator, he reluctantly supported Jackson for President as a choice of evils. Tyler soon joined the states’ rights Southerners in Congress who banded with Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and their newly formed Whig party opposing President Jackson.

The Whigs nominated Tyler for Vice President in 1840, hoping for support from southern states’-righters who couldn't stomach Jacksonian Democracy. The slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” implied flag waving nationalism plus a dash of southern sectionalism.