Jefferson and Adams both had worked in the framing of and were signers of The Declaration of Independence.
They both died on the same day, 4 July 1826, exactly 50 years to the day, after the of the signing of that historical document on 4 July 1776.
They were the last two Signers still alive.
July 4, 1826
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both in 1826, and James Monroe in 1831.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died in 1826. Amazingly they both died on the same day, July 4, 1826, which happened to be the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson died a few hours before John Adams did, both of them on July 4th, 1826.
Thomas Jefferson died on The fourth of July 1826 a few hours before the president John Adams died on the same day and year. Jefferson was 83 years old and John Adams was 90. It was also the 50th reunion of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson died in his home in Monticello, July 4th,1826.
Three: * John Adams (1826) * Thomas Jefferson (1826) * James Monroe (1831)
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the same day; July 4 1826. Adams outlived Jefferson by only a few hours. Adams was also born in 1735: a full eight years prior to Jefferson, which means that Adams was both older, and lived a few hours later than Jefferson. So the answer to your question is John Adams.
John Adams, the 2nd president. He died on July 4th, 1826, as did Jefferson. Adams' last words were "Thomas Jefferson still survives," not knowing his friend had died just a few hours earlier.
James Monroe, 3th president, died on July 4th, 1831.
Thomas Jefferson-1826, age-83 John Adams-1826, age-90James Monroe-1831, age-73
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the same day, July 4, 1826 but Jefferson died about 6 hours before Adams.