Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, 40 have diedeight of them while in office.
The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at . John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of , 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 .
Presidents in order of death
Order of Death President Date Age Cause Place Presidency (order) dates 1 George Washington Acute epiglottitis, bloodletting Mount Vernon, Virginia 2 Thomas Jefferson Toxemia from a kidney infection, uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia Charlottesville, Virginia 3 John Adams Heart failure Quincy, Massachusetts 4 James Monroe Tuberculosis and heart failure New York City, New York 5 James Madison Heart failure Orange, Virginia 6 William Henry Harrison Pneumonia and enteric fever Washington, D.C. 7 Andrew Jackson Chronic dropsy, and heart failure Nashville, Tennessee 8 John Quincy Adams Stroke Washington, D.C. 9 James K. Polk Cholera Nashville, Tennessee 10 Zachary Taylor Gastroenteritis Washington, D.C. 11 John Tyler Stroke Richmond, Virginia 12 Martin Van Buren Asthma and heart failure Kinderhook, New York 13 Abraham Lincoln Gunshot wound Washington, D.C. 14 James Buchanan Respiratory failure, rheumatic gout Lancaster, Pennsylvania 15 Franklin Pierce Inflammation of the stomach, cirrhosis of the liver Concord, New Hampshire 16 Millard Fillmore Stroke Buffalo, New York 17 Andrew Johnson Stroke Carter's Station, Tennessee 18 James A. Garfield Septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot wound Elberon, New Jersey 19 Ulysses S. Grant Throat cancer Moreau, New York 20 Chester A. Arthur Stroke New York City, New York 21 Rutherford B. Hayes Heart attack Fremont, Ohio 22 Benjamin Harrison Pneumonia Indianapolis, Indiana 23 William McKinley Gangrene within gunshot wound Buffalo, New York 24 Grover Cleveland Coronary sclerosis, paralysis, or intestinal obstruction Princeton, New Jersey (24th) March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 25 Theodore Roosevelt Coronary occlusion by a blood clot (assumed) Oyster Bay, New York 26 Warren G. Harding Heart attack San Francisco, California 27 Woodrow Wilson Stroke Washington, D.C. 28 William Howard Taft Heart disease Washington, D.C. 29 Calvin Coolidge Heart attack Northampton, Massachusetts 30 Franklin D. Roosevelt Cerebral hemorrhage Warm Springs, Georgia 31 John F. Kennedy Gunshot wound Dallas, Texas 32 Herbert Hoover Internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding,strained vascular systems New York City, New York 33 Dwight D. Eisenhower Heart failure Washington, D.C. 34 Harry S. Truman Minor lung congestion, organ failures, cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension, pneumonia Kansas City, Missouri 35 Lyndon B. Johnson Heart attack Stonewall, Texas 36 Richard Nixon Stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brain New York City, New York 37 Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia Los Angeles, California 38 Gerald Ford Arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, diffuse arteriosclerosis Rancho Mirage, California 39 George H. W. Bush Parkinson's disease Houston, Texas 40 Jimmy Carter Heart failure Plains, Georgia
Died same day, date, year, age
Same day July 4, 1826: Thomas Jefferson at 12:50 p.m.,The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. and John Adams at 6:20 p.m.
Same date 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 December 26: Harry S. Truman in 1972 and Gerald Ford in 2006
Same calendar year 1826: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams 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) 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 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) before 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850) before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869) before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874) 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865) before 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) before 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869) before 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874) 20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881) before 18th president Ulysses S. Grant (died July 23, 1885) before 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893) 29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923) before 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924) before 27th president William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930) 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) before 31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964) before 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969) before 33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972) 40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004) before 38th president Gerald Ford (died December 26, 2006) before 39th president Jimmy Carter (died December 29, 2024)
Died after multiple successors
6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) after 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850) after 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862) after 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) after 12th president Zachary Taylor (died July 9, 1850) 13th president Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874) after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865) after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) after 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869) 14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869) after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865) after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893) after 20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881) after 21st president Chester A. Arthur (died November 18, 1886) 22nd & 24th president Grover Cleveland (died June 24, 1908) after 23rd president Benjamin Harrison (died March 13, 1901) after 25th president William McKinley (died September 14, 1901) 27th president William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930) after 29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923) after 28th president Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924) 31st president Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964) after 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt (died April 12, 1945) after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) 33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972) after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) after 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969) 39th president Jimmy Carter (died December 29, 2024) after 40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004) after 41st president George H. W. Bush (died November 30, 2018)
See also Curse of Tippecanoe State funerals in the United States
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