# Last Baby Born in White House Dead at 93

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**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-baby-born-in-white-house-dead-at-93/468702 "2008-10-20T03:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-baby-born-in-white-house-dead-at-93/468702/1 "2008-10-20T03:59:44Z")

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Story [here](http://mvgazette.com/article.php?18785). The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr., former Dean of the Washington National Cathedral and grandson of Woodrow Wilson.

Sounds like he did some good work. RIP.

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**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-baby-born-in-white-house-dead-at-93/468702/2 "2008-10-20T04:29:34Z")

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To put it in perspective, former President Gerald Ford died at 93, though, of course, he wasn’t born in the White House. He was the oldest living former President.  
I’d be interesting to see The Reverand’s birth certificate!