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John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an English-born rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. He competed with the Irish Catholic merchants, lawmen, and politicians who ran the town of Lincoln and the county.
The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 years, 89 days. John F. Kennedy , assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk , who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
Fifteen people have served as both president and as vice president. Of these, 14 have died, and each is listed in both tables. Altogether, 80 people have held either or both offices. Of these, 69 have died. The first table below lists each deceased president's place of burial, along with the date of death, and the order of their presidency.
Yes, in a surprising about-face, in 1883, President Chester A. Arthur – contrite, by some accounts, over the murder of Garfield – signed the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the first of ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
His last words were to his attending doctor, though assumed to be directed at Vice President John Tyler: Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. [14] A 30-day period of mourning commenced following the president's death. Various public ceremonies, modeled after European ...
State funeral of John F. Kennedy; L. ... Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan This page was last edited on 25 August 2024, at 17:04 (UTC). ...
King Charles and Sir Tony Blair led tributes to former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer’s.