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President Length in days Order of presidency Number of terms 1: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 4,422 [b] 32nd • March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 [c] Three full terms; died 2 months and 23 days into fourth term 2 tie: Thomas Jefferson: 2,922 3rd • March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809: Two full terms James Madison: 2,922 4th • March 4, 1809 – March 4 ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms.
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 longest-serving male president ever was Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, who held the office of O le Ao o le Malo for a special lifetime term (in derogation from the normal term length of five years), for 45 years and 130 days overall; first alongside Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole from 1962 to 1963 and then as sole head of state from 1963 to 2007.
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman (January 21, 1929 – May 16, 2020) was an American butler who served 11 different U.S. presidents in the White House. He was one of the White House's longest serving employees. [1]
There are several lists of presidents by time in office: List of presidents of Brazil by time in office; List of presidents of Finland by time in office; List of presidents of France by tenure; List of presidents of Romania by time in office; List of presidents of the Philippines by time in office; List of presidents of South Korea by time in ...
William C. Jason (October 21, 1859 – July 8, 1943) was an American college president and minister. He is the longest serving president (1895 to 1923) in the history of Delaware State University, [1] a historically black institution of higher education. In assuming the leadership of the fledging college in only the fourth year of its operation ...
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] Carter's retirement at 43 years, 344 days, is the longest in American presidential history. Former president Biden is the oldest of the five living U.S. presidents, age ...