Britain: John Alfred Tinniswood, the oldest man in the world, has died

The world’s oldest man, John ‘Alfred Tinniswood’, died yesterday at the age of 112 at a nursing home in Southport, north-west England. John was born on August 26, 1912, just a few months after the sinking of the Titanic. He was nearly 14 years older than the UK’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth. He was a veteran of World War II. The oldest man in the world has died at the age of 112. He first worked in the post office and later as an accountant for major oil companies until 1972 when he retired. But he remained active into his old age volunteering his services at the local Plantations Protestant church, where he even preached. He and Blodwen’s wife met at a ball in Liverpool and married in 1942. They were together for 44 consecutive years. Until 1986, when his wife passed away. They had a daughter, Susan, who is now 81 years old. Susan gave him four grandchildren and three […]
Source: News Beast

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