William Henry Harrison was the first president to died in office and the first vice president was George Clinton.
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.
John Tyler was the vice-president who moved up to President when William Henry Harrison became the first US president to die in office.
Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd President, who had died the year before.
The first US President to take oath on a raised portico was Zachary Taylor. He served as the president from 1849 until the time he died in July 1850.
No former US president died in 1970. Closest was Dwight Eisenhower who died Mar 28, 1969.
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
John Tyler was the first vice-president to become president because the elected president died in office. He succeeded William Henry Harrison who died in office in April 4, 1841.
William Henry Harrison was the first US president to die in office. He died in 1840.
US President James K. Polk died after getting cholera.
The first US president was George Washington.