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Roosevelt is the only American president to have served more than two terms. Following ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment in 1951, presidents—beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower —have been ineligible for election to a third term or, after serving more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected president, to a ...
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.
Daley played a major role in the history of the Democratic Party, especially with his support of John F. Kennedy in the presidential election of 1960 and of Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election of 1968. He would be the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history until his record was broken by his son Richard M. Daley in 2011.
Here are the 10 oldest people to be sworn in as president of the United States, including multiple recent office-holders. Related: The Longest-Living Presidents in U.S. History, from Jimmy Carter ...
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.
Though he is the longest-living president by a long shot, a few other leaders enjoyed long lives after the White House ... The 10 Longest-Living Presidents in U.S. History, from Jimmy Carter to ...
Postmaster of Chicago and managing editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung: Lived and died in Chicago Janet Jagan: Oct 20, 1920: Mar 28, 2009: Prime Minister and President of Guyana: Born in Chicago Byron L. Johnson: Oct 12, 1917: Jan 6, 2000: Economist and U.S. Representative from Colorado Born in Chicago Peter Karađorđević: Feb 5, 1980
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]