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Jimmy Carter had the longest lifespan of any president, becoming the first president to reach the age of 100. [5] James K. Polk had the shortest retirement of any president, dying of cholera only 103 days after leaving office, at age 53 (the youngest president to die of natural causes). [6]
The number of living former U.S. presidents dwindled to four on Dec. 29, 2024, when Jimmy Carter died at age 100 just months after extending his record as the longest-living president in U.S. history.
Presidents, on average, have lived to 72 years. President Joe Biden, one of four presidents born in the 1940s, is already one of the 10 longest-living presidents. He turned 82 in November.
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President Presidential term Reason for leaving office Year of election Office Result Notes John Quincy Adams: 1825–1829: Defeated in the general election [10] 1830–1846 (9 elections) U.S. House of Representatives: Won: Only former president to serve in the House, served until his 1848 death. 1833: Governor of Massachusetts: Lost [11 ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] 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. [10]
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100. Born in Plains, Georgia , Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and joined the submarine service before returning home to tend to the family peanut farm.