James Polk left office on March 4, 1849 and died on June 15, 1849.
James Polk left office on March 4, 1849 and died on June 15, 1849.
President Polk died 103 days (three months) after leaving office.
"Few days" is vague. No US President died so soon after election that he was never inaugurated.William Henry Harrison died after one month in office, but that was five months after his election.
Zachary Taylor was President for approximately 16 months before he died in office.
Zachary Taylor.
No. In 1974, Richard M. Nixon became the only US President to resign from office. FDR served from March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945. He died in office three months into his 4th term.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's successor in the big chair was his third Vice President, Harry S Truman, who had taken office only about three months earlier.
James A. Garfield (September 19, 1881)
Zachary Taylor was still President of the United States when he died on July 9, 1850. He died after about 16 months in office from gastrointestinal problems.
Zakir Hussain is the president of India who died while in office. Varahagiri Venkata Giri became acting president in 1969 following the death of Zakir Hussain, who died in office. Giri was elected President a few months later.
78 years old and about three months.
Zachary Taylor