William Henry Harrison, our ninth President died on 4/4/1841 from pneumonia making his term the shortest in history.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt preceded Truman as the President of the United States. Being Vice President, Truman first became President when Roosevelt died in office just a few weeks after his fourth inauguration, in his fourth month of office.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only US president to be elected to more than two terms. He died during his fourth term and was succeeded by Harry Truman. The Twenty-Second Amendment, ratified in 1951, now limits a President's term of office to two elections, or ten years if he (or she) serves less than two years of the last President's term.Amendment XXII (excerpt)"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States. He was Vice President to William Henry Harrison, who died just a month after the inauguration. Tyler served the rest of Harrison's term, from April 4, 1841 to March 4, 1845.
Alexander Hamilton was never elected President (or Vice-President). He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President Washington from 1789 until his resignation in 1795, and never held public office again. Hamilton was killed as the result of a duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr in 1804.
William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He died after a month in office.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt preceded Truman as the President of the United States. Being Vice President, Truman first became President when Roosevelt died in office just a few weeks after his fourth inauguration, in his fourth month of office.
William Henry Harrison, 1841. The first President to die in office.
That was the 9th President, William Henry Harrison, in 1841. He fell ill with pneumonia following his inauguration and died after only a month in office.
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He caught pneumonia at his inauguration. He never really served as President since he died one month into office.
The first U.S. president to die in office was William Henry Harrison. He served only 31 days in office. He died of pneumonia and pleurisy on April 4, 1841.
US President Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to be assassinated. He was not the first to die in office, however. The ninth US president, President William Henry Harrison died shortly after his inauguration in 1841. John Tyler, the vice president then took over as president as per the US Constitution. The 12th US President, Zachary Taylor died in office in 1850.
William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia one month after his inauguration.
Inauguration Day is on January 20th following the election.
William Henry Harrison is the one. He never recovered from it and died about one month later.
The next Inauguration Day will be January 20, 2009. hat is the day when the new president is sworn in.