List of presidents of the United States by date of death
The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics. Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789,[a] 39 have died – eight of them while in office.[b]
The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94 years, 171 days.[c] John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk, who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
Presidents in order of death
[edit]Order | President | Date[d] | Age | Cause | Place | Presidency (order) dates |
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1 | George Washington | December 14 (1799)[e] | 67 | Acute epiglottitis,[1] bloodletting[2] | Mount Vernon, Virginia | (1st) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 |
2 | Thomas Jefferson | July 4 (1826)[e] | 83 | Toxemia from a kidney infection, uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia[3] | Charlottesville, Virginia | (3rd) March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809 |
3 | John Adams | July 4 (1826) | 90 | Heart failure | Quincy, Massachusetts | (2nd) March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 |
4 | James Monroe | July 4 (1831) | 73 | Tuberculosis and heart failure | New York City, New York | (5th) March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825 |
5 | James Madison | June 28 (1836) | 85 | Heart failure | Orange, Virginia | (4th) March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817 |
6 | William Henry Harrison[f] | April 4 (1841) | 68 | Pneumonia and enteric fever[4] | Washington, D.C. | (9th) March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 |
7 | Andrew Jackson | June 8 (1845) | 78 | Chronic dropsy, and heart failure[5] | Nashville, Tennessee | (7th) March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837 |
8 | John Quincy Adams | February 23 (1848) | 80 | Stroke[6] | Washington, D.C. | (6th) March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 |
9 | James K. Polk | June 15 (1849) | 53 | Cholera[7] | Nashville, Tennessee | (11th) March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 |
10 | Zachary Taylor[f] | July 9 (1850) | 65 | Gastroenteritis[8] | Washington, D.C. | (12th) March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 |
11 | John Tyler | January 18 (1862) | 71 | Stroke[9] | Richmond, Virginia | (10th) April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845 |
12 | Martin Van Buren | July 24 (1862) | 79 | Asthma and heart failure | Kinderhook, New York | (8th) March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 |
13 | Abraham Lincoln[f] | April 15 (1865) | 56 | Gunshot wound[10][g] | Washington, D.C. | (16th) March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 |
14 | James Buchanan | June 1 (1868) | 77 | Respiratory failure, rheumatic gout | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | (15th) March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 |
15 | Franklin Pierce | October 8 (1869) | 64 | Inflammation of the stomach, cirrhosis of the liver | Concord, New Hampshire | (14th) March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857 |
16 | Millard Fillmore | March 8 (1874) | 74 | Stroke[9] | Buffalo, New York | (13th) July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853 |
17 | Andrew Johnson | July 31 (1875) | 66 | Stroke[9] | Carter's Station, Tennessee | (17th) April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869 |
18 | James A. Garfield[f] | September 19 (1881) | 49 | Septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot wound[h] | Elberon, New Jersey | (20th) March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881 |
19 | Ulysses S. Grant | July 23 (1885) | 63 | Throat cancer[11] | Moreau, New York | (18th) March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877 |
20 | Chester A. Arthur | November 18 (1886) | 57 | Stroke[9] | New York City, New York | (21st) September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 |
21 | Rutherford B. Hayes | January 17 (1893) | 70 | Heart attack | Fremont, Ohio | (19th) March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 |
22 | Benjamin Harrison | March 13 (1901) | 67 | Pneumonia | Indianapolis, Indiana | (23rd) March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
23 | William McKinley[f] | September 14 (1901) | 58 | Gangrene within gunshot wound[i] | Buffalo, New York | (25th) March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 |
24 | Grover Cleveland | June 24 (1908) | 71 | Coronary sclerosis, paralysis, or intestinal obstruction | Princeton, New Jersey | (22nd) March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889 (24th) March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
25 | Theodore Roosevelt | January 6 (1919) | 60 | Coronary occlusion by a blood clot (assumed)[12] | Oyster Bay, New York | (26th) September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 |
26 | Warren G. Harding[f] | August 2 (1923) | 57 | Heart attack | San Francisco, California | (29th) March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 |
27 | Woodrow Wilson | February 3 (1924) | 67 | Stroke | Washington, D.C. | (28th) March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 |
28 | William Howard Taft | March 8 (1930) | 72 | Heart disease | Washington, D.C. | (27th) March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 |
29 | Calvin Coolidge | January 5 (1933) | 60 | Heart attack | Northampton, Massachusetts | (30th) August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929 |
30 | Franklin D. Roosevelt[f] | April 12 (1945) | 63 | Cerebral hemorrhage | Warm Springs, Georgia | (32nd) March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 |
31 | John F. Kennedy[f] | November 22 (1963) | 46 | Gunshot wound[j] | Dallas, Texas | (35th) January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 |
32 | Herbert Hoover | October 20 (1964) | 90 | Internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, strained vascular systems | New York City, New York | (31st) March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 |
33 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | March 28 (1969) | 78 | Heart failure | Washington, D.C. | (34th) January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 |
34 | Harry S. Truman | December 26 (1972) | 88 | Minor lung congestion, organ failures, cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension, pneumonia | Kansas City, Missouri | (33rd) April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953 |
35 | Lyndon B. Johnson | January 22 (1973) | 64 | Heart attack | Johnson City, Texas | (36th) November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 |
36 | Richard Nixon | April 22 (1994) | 81 | Stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brain | New York, New York | (37th) January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974[k] |
37 | Ronald Reagan | June 5 (2004) | 93 | Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia | Los Angeles, California | (40th) January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 |
38 | Gerald Ford | December 26 (2006) | 93 | Arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, diffuse arteriosclerosis | Rancho Mirage, California | (38th) August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 |
39 | George H. W. Bush | November 30 (2018) | 94 | Parkinson's disease | Houston, Texas | (41st) January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
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Died same day, date, year, age
[edit]Same day
[edit]- July 4, 1826: Thomas Jefferson at 12:50 p.m.,[13] and John Adams at 6:20 p.m.[13]
Same date
[edit]- March 8: Millard Fillmore in 1874 and William Howard Taft in 1930
- July 4: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1826, and James Monroe in 1831[14]
- December 26: Harry S. Truman in 1972 and Gerald Ford in 2006
Same calendar year
[edit]- 1826: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both on July 4
- 1862: John Tyler and Martin Van Buren, on January 18 and July 24 respectively
- 1901: Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley, on March 13 and September 14 respectively
Same age (rounded down to nearest year)
[edit]- 93: Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan
- 90: John Adams and Herbert Hoover
- 78: Andrew Jackson and Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 71: John Tyler and Grover Cleveland
- 67: George Washington, Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson
- 64: Franklin Pierce and Lyndon B. Johnson
- 63: Ulysses S. Grant and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 60: Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge
- 57: Chester A. Arthur and Warren G. Harding
Died before multiple predecessors
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William Henry Harrison (L), Abraham Lincoln (M), and John F. Kennedy (R) were each outlived by three of their predecessors, more than any other U.S. president |
9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)
- 4 years, 65 days before 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845)
- 6 years, 325 days before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)
- 21 years, 111 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
- 12 years, 217 days before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
- 13 years, 39 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)
- 11 years, 193 days before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
- 12 years, 15 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
- 1 year, 129 days before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
- 5 years, 280 days before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)
16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)
- 3 years, 47 days before 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
- 4 years, 176 days before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
- 8 years, 327 days before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)
20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881)
- 3 years, 307 days before 18th president Ulysses S. Grant (died July 23, 1885)
- 11 years, 120 days before 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893)
29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923)
- 185 days before 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924)
- 6 years, 218 days before 27th president William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930)
35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963)
- 333 days before 31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964)
- 5 years, 126 days before 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969)
- 9 years, 34 days before 33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)
40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004)
- 2 years, 204 days before 38th president Gerald Ford (died December 26, 2006)
- Died before 39th president Jimmy Carter, who is still alive
Died after multiple successors
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6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)
- 6 years, 325 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)
- 2 years, 260 days after 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845)
8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862)
- 21 years, 111 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)
- 13 years, 39 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
- 12 years, 15 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)
- 187 days after 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
- 12 years, 217 days after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849)
- 11 years, 193 days after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850)
13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)
- 8 years, 327 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)
- 5 years, 280 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
- 4 years, 151 days after 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)
- 4 years, 176 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865)
- 1 year, 129 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868)
19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893)
- 11 years, 120 days after 20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881)
- 6 years, 60 days after 21st president Chester A. Arthur (died November 18, 1886)
22nd & 24th president Grover Cleveland (died June 24, 1908)
- 7 years, 103 days after 23rd president Benjamin Harrison (died March 13, 1901)
- 6 years, 284 days after 25th president William McKinley (died September 14, 1901)
27th president William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930)
- 6 years, 218 days after 29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923)
- 6 years, 33 days after 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924)
31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964)
- 19 years, 191 days after 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt (died April 12, 1945)
- 333 days after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963)
33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)
- 9 years, 34 days after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963)
- 3 years, 273 days after 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ While by the conventional numbering of U.S. presidents there have been 46 presidents, only 45 individuals have held the office, as Grover Cleveland, the only one to serve non-consecutive terms, is counted twice – as the 22nd and the 24th president).
- ^ The six living presidents (in order of birth) are: Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924), Joe Biden (November 20, 1942), Donald Trump (June 14, 1946), George W. Bush (July 6, 1946), Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) and Barack Obama (August 4, 1961).
- ^ The distinction of being "oldest president at the time of death" will eventually devolve upon Jimmy Carter, who surpassed G. H. W. Bush's lifespan on March 22, 2019.
- ^ Dates of death sort by month and day
- ^ a b The timespan between the death of George Washington and that of and Thomas Jefferson (and of John Adams), 26 years, 202 days, is the longest gap between presidential deaths in U. S. history.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office
- ^ For further information, see Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- ^ For further information, see Assassination of James A. Garfield
- ^ For further information, see Assassination of William McKinley
- ^ For further information, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- ^ Resigned from office
References
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