Great-granddad John Tinniswood
was crowned oldest by the Guinness World Records following the death of the
former oldest man in the world, Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, who died Wednesday,
April 3, 2024, just weeks before his 115th birthday.
Juan Vicente Pérez Mora held
the title of the oldest living man for just a few short years. Guinness awarded
him the distinction on Feb 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days, after
Saturnino de la Fuente García died weeks earlier.
Following Mora's death,
Tinniswood, who now lives in a care home in Southport, Merseyside, holds the
title
Tinniswood credits his long and
healthy life to some rather unusual habits – including gorging on fish and
chips on Fridays.
The World War Two veteran
reckons "everything in moderation" is the key to longevity, reports
The Sun.
He said: "Moderation in
all things and keep on moving about. To sit down in a chair all day is no
good."
John Tinniswood's family said
in a joint statement that the modest great-granddad was taking the news that he
is now the oldest man alive "with a pinch of salt."
"We are incredibly proud
of John, who is a wonderful and much loved father, grandfather, great grandfather
and friend, and we are very lucky that John is with us today," the
statement said, before thanking his carers for taking care of him.
The dad-of-one, who was born in
1912, has lived through two world wars, the fall of the Soviet Union and, more
recently, the Covid pandemic.
Before his retirement in 1972
he worked as an accountant for Shell and BP.
He became the UK's oldest known
living man after 108-year-old Harry Fransman passed away on 25 September 2020
and he even met the late Queen Elizabeth.
On his most recent birthday, he
was given a card from King Charles and Queen Camilla to mark the momentous
occasion.
He is now looking forward to
turning 112 on August 2 of this year.
Maria Morena, who lives in
Spain, is the oldest living person on the planet and is a staggering 117 years
old.
The oldest known person to have
ever lived was Jeanne Calment from France, who lived to 122 years and 164 days.
The oldest verified man was
Jiroemon Kimura from Japan. He passed away at the age of 116 years and 54 days.
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