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Martin Van Buren outlived four of his successors, more than any other U.S. president. 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 6 years, 325 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 2 years, 260 days after 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
Bibliography. List of presidents of the United States who died in office. Presidents of the United States who died in office. William Henry Harrison April 4, 1841. Zachary Taylor July 9, 1850. Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865. James A. Garfield September 19, 1881. William McKinley September 14, 1901. Warren G. Harding August 2, 1923.
Views on slavery. Views on religion. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [ b ] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [ 6 ] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Politician. lawyer. Signature. John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
Two U.S. presidents (who also served as Vice President) died on the same day of July 4, 1826 January 24 – Henry H. Chambers , U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1825 to 1826 (born 1790 ) February 7 – Thomas Todd , Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1807 to 1826 (born 1765 )
Though he is the longest-living president by a long shot, a few other leaders enjoyed long lives after the White House ... Died: July 4, 1826. Years in office: 1797-1801. Lifespan after presidency ...
For other uses, see John Quincy Adams (disambiguation) and JQA (disambiguation). John Quincy Adams (/ ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [ a ] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [6] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [7]