Abraham Lincoln was the first US president to be assassinated
US President Abraham Lincoln was age 52 at his first inaugural in 1861.
Vice President Andrew Johnson took Abraham Lincoln's place and became the 16th president of the USA after Lincoln's Death.
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1847.
It has happened twice: Lincoln 1865, McKinley 1901.
Inaugurated 1861. Re-inaugurated 1865, assassinated soon after.
He was President from 1861-1865 so he was in office for 4 years.
Abraham Lincoln - inaugurated in March 1861 as President of 'the Union', not the United States of America.
Elected November 1860. Inaugurated March 4th 1861.
He was elected in November 1860 and inaugurated on March 4, 1861.
preserving the Union
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy were all assassinated while they were US presidents.