( CNN ) -- Do 41,363 days sound like much time ? You very likely wo n't live that long , but James Sisnett did . That 's long enough to have seen the first silent movie , when it came out , provided a movie theater even existed back then on the island of Barbados , where Sisnett spent his life . He was three years old the first time Orville Wright took the first ever flight in an airplane and barely a teenager when World War I broke out . When he died Thursday , Sisnett was the oldest man in the Western Hemisphere , whose age had been validated , according to the Gerontology Research Group . He was likely the second oldest man on the planet . GRG is a private organization that verifies the ages of centenarians , people over 100 years of age , and supercentenarians , people over 110 . Living as long as Sisnett did is quite a feat , but since women outlive men on the whole , there are a few women still alive between Canada and Argentina , who are even older than he was , according to GRG . Five of them live in the United States . The verified oldest living person in the world is Jiroemon Kimura of Japan . He turned 116 in April , GRG said . The oldest person who ever lived was Louise Calment of France , a woman who topped 122 years , the Guinness Book of World Records reports . On the island of Barbados , which is less than 30 miles long , Sisnett was a celebrity , family member Gerard Sisnett told CNN . He was considered a living reference for historic events there , where he was known under the nickname `` Grandad . '' As a symbol of honor , he was given the keys to the capital of Bridgetown when he turned 100 . That was well over a decade ago . The government may make the national stadium available for his funeral , Gerard Sisnett said . James Sisnett was born in the last year of the 19th century , on February 22 , 1900 , and was 113 years and 90 days old , when he passed away in his sleep , Gerard Sisnett said . That 's 41,363 days , including 28 extra days for leap years . Originally a blacksmith by trade , Grandad retired in 1970 . He was about 70 years of age then . That 's nearly three years more than the average lifespan in the United States . Seventy years add up to 25,550 days , not including extra days from leap years . Seize one , while you can .
James Sisnett is celebrated as a witness to history on his native Barbados . He was likely the second oldest man alive when he died at 113 . Hide Caption Sisnett was born in the 19th century .