soon after presidents could be elected, Hancock was elected president but never showed up for the inauguration. I guess you could call it the shortest term - zero days.
The shortest was James Madison, and the youngest was Theodore Roosevelt.
Shortest was Madison; heaviest was Taft.
James A. Garfield was assassinated at the age of 49. His was the 2nd-shortest life of all the U.S. Presidents; only JFK's was shorter.
-shortest president at 5 ft 4 in -had two separate vice presidents for his two terms, both died in office.
No, he was actually the tallest. James Madison was the shortest
William Henry Harrison served as president for the shortest time?
Harry Truman is not the second shortest president. The second shortest president is Martin Van Buren who was 5 feet and 6 inches. Harry Truman is the 12th shortest president, at 5 feet and 9 inches.
Martin Van Buren was the second shortest President measuring 5ft 6in.
James Madison , who was 5 feet, 4 inches tall was our shortest President.
14 presidents served as vice president before becoming president
The shortest president is James Madison, and he was only 64 inches tall! The tallest president is Abraham Lincoln.