William Henry Harrison has that unfortunate distinction-- he died of pneumonia after just one month as president.
William Henry Harrison, died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia.
John Tyler was vice president to William Henry Harrison, a man who died about a month after taking the oath of office in 1841.
Shortest Term held by a US PresidentThe Shortest Term held by a US President was the 9th President of the United States William Henry Harrison. President Harrison was in office from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841, and died on his thirty-second day in office. The oldest President to be elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, Harrison died from complications from a cold, and was the first President to die while in office.
William Henry Harrison
william henry harrison was the president for 31 days
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 final category is PresidentsThe clue is He served the shortest amount of time as president before running and winning reelectionThe answer is Who is Lyndon Baines JohnsonFinal Jeopardy Category: PresidentsHe served the shortest amount of time as president before running for & winning reelection to the job.who was L B J or Lyndon Baines JohnsonThe Category was Presidents.The question was something close to this...Who held the office of President the shortest amount of time before winning the election?The Answer: Lyndon Johnson
Shortest was Madison; heaviest was Taft.
No, he was actually the tallest. James Madison was the shortest
As of 2018, the president to serve the shortest term was William H. Harrison, who was in office for all of one month back in 1841 before dying of pneumonia.
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.