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Assassinated at age 46, John F. Kennedy was the youngest president at the end of his tenure, and his lifespan was the shortest of any president. [4] The oldest president at the end of his tenure will be Joe Biden at 82. Jimmy Carter had the longest lifespan of any president, becoming the first president to reach the age of 100. [5]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
George Washington (February 22, 1732 [a] – December 14, 1799) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Appointed commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War.
Former President Jimmy Carter recently died in his home in Plains, Ga., at the age of 100. As the 39th president of the United States, he held the distinction as the nation’s longest-living ...
George Washington, widely viewed as the first president, was elected into office in 1789 after leading the Continental Army to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War.
On January 7, 1789 the first presidential election took place in the United States of America naming George Washington the first president.
First president of the United States. [1] First president to have been born in the 18th century. [2] First president to have been a military veteran. [a] [3] First president to have served in the American Revolutionary War. [4] First president born in Virginia. [5] First president to be elected to a second term in office. [6] First president to ...
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.