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21 years, 111 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 13 years, 39 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) 12 years, 15 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850) 187 days after 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
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]
The 58-year-old president died eight days later on September 14 from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds. [7] McKinley had been elected for a second term in 1900. [56] He enjoyed meeting the public, and was reluctant to accept the security available to his office. [57]
One partial term; died 2 years, 4 months, and 29 days into term 43: Zachary Taylor: 492 12th • March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 [c] One partial term; died 1 year, 4 months, and 5 days into term 44: James A. Garfield: 199 20th • March 4 – September 19, 1881 [c] Assassinated: died 6 months and 15 days into term; 79 days after being shot 45
In the 36-year span from 1865 to 1901, three U.S. Presidents died by an assassin’s bullet: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James Garfield (1881) and William McKinley (1901).
After spending just ten days at Mount Vernon out of 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 years of war, Washington was eager to return home. He arrived on Christmas Eve; Professor John E. Ferling wrote that he was delighted to be "free of the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes of public life". [153]
A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1. Gerald Ford; 93 years, 165 days; died Dec. 26, Bush turns 90: The 10 longest-lived presidents
He assailed the President as a "tired old man" with "tired old men" in his cabinet, pointedly suggesting that the President's lack of vigor had produced a less than vigorous economic recovery. [133] Roosevelt, as most observers could see from his weight loss and haggard appearance, was a tired man in 1944.