President Benjamin Harrison.
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The 12th US President, Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the second to die in office. The first was the 9th US President, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841). Both died from illness.
That was Franklin Pierce whose running mate, Rufus King died before he made it to Washington .
president who died in office that is considered to be the worst president
William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He died after a month in office.
Zachary Taylor was the second President to die in office(in 1850) ; W. H. Harrison was the firs
Yes there has. During Ulysses S. Grant's second term as the 18th President, his Vice President, Henry Wilson, died in office in 1875. He served for 2 years, 8 months. William Rufus King, vice-president for Pierce died after about a month in office. He was sick when he was sworn in and never actually got to Washington to serve. Garrett Hobart, vice-president during McKinley's first term died in office. His death opened the way for Theodore Roosevelt to run with McKinley the second time.
William Henry Harrison was the first president to died in office and the first vice president was George Clinton.
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.
He was Vice President and Roosevelt died in office.
The order of succession of the US Presidency remains unchanged regardless of peace or war. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office prior to the end of hte Second World War, then Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn into office as the President.
If the president dies then the vice president takes office as president.