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Revision as of 21:49, 13 September 2011
This is a complete list of United States Presidents by date of death. As of August 2011, there are four living former Presidents (George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, in order from oldest to youngest), as well as the current President Barack Obama.
List
- OD = Order of Death
- OO = Order of Office
- OB = Order of Birth
Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama are all alive.
Between the deaths of George Washington in 1799 and Gerald Ford in 2006, a president has died in every decade except for the 1800s, 1810s, 1950s and 1980s.
Facts
Died in office
- William Henry Harrison (1841, pneumonia and pleurisy from undisclosed illness)
- Zachary Taylor (1850, gastroenteritis)
- Abraham Lincoln (1865, assassinated)
- James Garfield (1881, assassinated)
- William McKinley (1901, assassinated)
- Warren G. Harding (1923, suspected heart attack)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1945, cerebral hemorrhage)
- John F. Kennedy (1963, assassinated)
Died on the same day in the same year
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4 (Independence Day), 1826.
Died on the same day but not in the same year
- James Monroe in 1831 and John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1826 all died on July 4
- Millard Fillmore in 1874 and William Howard Taft in 1930 both died on March 8.
- Harry Truman in 1972 and Gerald Ford in 2006 both died on December 26
Died on the same day of a month
- Four presidents each died on the fourth or eighth day of a month.
Died earliest and latest in the calendar year
- Calvin Coolidge died on January 5, 1933, the earliest in the calendar year a president has died.
- Gerald Ford died on December 26, 2006 at 6:45 PM, the latest in the calendar year a president has died. Harry Truman also died on December 26 (exactly 34 years earlier, in 1972); he however died earlier in the day, at 7:50 AM.
Died one year, buried the next
- Gerald Ford is the only president to die in one year (December 26, 2006) and be buried in the next (January 3, 2007).[6]
Most and fewest deaths by month
- Seven presidents - John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, Martin van Buren, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant - have died during the month of July.
- Only one president - Warren G. Harding - has died in the month of August.
- None have died during May.
Most former presidents to die during a single presidential administration
- Three presidents died during the Grant administration (Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, and Andrew Johnson).
- Three during the Nixon administration (Dwight Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon Johnson).
- George W. Bush is the ninth president to have multiple former presidents die during an administration (Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford).
- Two presidents died during the Hoover administration (William Howard Taft and Calvin Coolidge).
- Martin Van Buren and John Tyler died during Abraham Lincoln's administration
- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died during John Quincy Adams's administration.
- James Madison and James Monroe died during Andrew Jackson's administration.
- William Howard Taft and Calvin Coolidge died during Herbert Hoover's administration.
Presidential couples who died during a single administration or term
- James and Elizabeth Kortright Monroe both died during Andrew Jackson's first term.
- Margaret Taylor died before Millard Fillmore finished her late husband Zachary's only term.
- Andrew and Eliza McCardle Johnson both died during Ulysses S. Grant's second term.
- Rutherford and Lucy Webb Hayes both died during Benjamin Harrison's only term.
- Florence Harding died before Calvin Coolidge finished her late husband Warren's only term.
- Richard and Pat Nixon both died during Bill Clinton's first term.
- Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, though they had been divorced for more than 50 years, both died during George W. Bush's administration.
Presidents and first ladies who died during these presidential administrations
- Betty Ford died during Barack Obama's administration.
- Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, and Lady Bird Johnson all died during George W. Bush's administration.
- Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis all died during Bill Clinton's administration.
- Bess Truman died during Ronald Reagan's first term.
- Mamie Eisenhower died during Jimmy Carter's administration.
- Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson all died during Richard Nixon's administration.
- Herbert Hoover died during Lyndon Johnson's administration.
- Eleanor Roosevelt died During John F. Kennedy's Administration
- George Washington Died During John Adams' Administration
Survived by a parent
- James K. Polk was survived by his mother.[7]
- James Garfield was survived by his mother.
- Warren G. Harding was survived by his father.
- John F. Kennedy is the only president to have both parents survive him as well as the only president to have predeceased a grandparent. His grandmother, Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald, died in 1964 at the age of 98.
Widowed
- John Adams died in 1826. His wife Abigail Adams died in 1818
- Thomas Jefferson also died in 1826. His wife Martha Jefferson died in 1782
- James Monroe died in 1831. His wife Elizabeth Monroe died in 1830
- Andrew Jackson died in 1845. His wife Rachel Jackson died in 1828
- Martin Van Buren died in 1862. His wife Hannah Van Buren died in 1819.
- Chester A. Arthur died in 1886. His wife Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur died in 1880
- Rutherford B. Hayes died in 1893. His wife Lucy Webb Hayes died in 1889
- Herbert Hoover died in 1964. His wife Lou Henry Hoover died in 1944
- Richard Nixon died in 1994. His wife Pat Nixon died in 1993
Letitia Christian Tyler, Abigail Fillmore, Caroline Harrison and Ellen Wilson died before husbands John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson, Tyler, Harrison and Wilson dying during their husbands' presidencies. However these Presidents remarried to Julia Tyler, Caroline C. Fillmore, Mary Dimmick Harrison and Edith Galt Wilson
The Curse of Tippecanoe
The Curse of Tippecanoe is attributed to Tenskwatawa, or The Prophet, the brother of the famous Shawnee leader, Tecumseh. The Prophet is said to have cursed William Henry Harrison while on his deathbed. He cursed not only Harrison, but the office of the President. The Prophet said Harrison would be elected President, but would die soon after taking office, and every twenty years after Harrison a President will die in office. From 1841 to 1963, all U.S. Presidents who had been elected in a year ending in 0 died in office. These seven Presidents were:
- 1840 – William Henry Harrison, who died in 1841 during his first term;
- 1860 – Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865 during his second term;
- 1880 – James A. Garfield, who was assassinated in 1881 during his first term;
- 1900 – William McKinley, who was assassinated in 1901 during his second term;
- 1920 – Warren G. Harding, who died in 1923 during his first term;
- 1940 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who died in 1945 during his fourth term;
- 1960 – John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963 during his first term.
- 1980 – Ronald Reagan, initially elected in 1980, narrowly survived an assassination attempt in 1981 during the first of his two terms.
- 2000 – George W. Bush, initially elected in 2000, served two full terms without dying. Nevertheless, there were three assassination attempts.[8]
- Of all the Presidents who have died in office, Zachary Taylor was the only one not elected in a 0 year. He was also a Whig like Harrison, the only Whig presidents elected both died in office.
Longevity
State funerals
- Abraham Lincoln - Funeral and burial of Abraham Lincoln
- James A. Garfield
- William McKinley
- Warren G. Harding
- William Howard Taft
- John F. Kennedy - State funeral of John F. Kennedy
- Herbert Hoover
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Ronald Reagan - Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan
- Gerald Ford - Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford
Burial sites
Also see Category:Burial sites of Presidents of the United States
- Eighteen states (California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Vermont), as well as the District of Columbia, lay claim to Presidential burial sites.
- More Presidents (7) are buried in Virginia than any other state.
- The only President buried in the District of Columbia is Woodrow Wilson, who was interred in the National Cathedral.
- Additionally, there are three sites - United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts, Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, and Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia - which are home to two Presidents. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams are entombed in the crypt of the United First Parish Church. William Howard Taft and John F. Kennedy are buried in Arlington National Cemetery. John Tyler and James Monroe are both buried in Hollywood Cemetery (although Monroe was originally interred in New York City, the place of his death).
- Because the State of Virginia was part of the Confederate States of America at the time of his passing in 1862, John Tyler could be considered the only President not only to have died outside U. S. soil, but also to have been buried there. Additionally, Tyler was the only U.S. President to have a Confederate flag draped over his coffin.
Presidential re-interments
- George Washington was interred in the "old tomb" at Mount Vernon in 1799. In 1831 he was moved to the current tomb that was built to specifications laid out in his will.
- John Adams was buried at Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1826 and then moved across the street to the basement of the United First Parish Church in 1828.
- James Monroe was interred in New York in 1831 and Virginia in 1858.
- John Quincy Adams was temporarily interred in Washington, D.C. before being moved to Hancock Cemetery in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1848. In 1852 he was moved across the street to the basement of the United First Parish Church.
- William Henry Harrison was temporarily interred in Washington D.C. in April 1841 before his final interment in Ohio in June 1841.
- James Knox Polk was first interred at the City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee in 1849. In 1850 his widow had him moved to Polk Place. His remains were again moved to the Tennessee State Capitol building in 1893.
- Zachary Taylor, after being temporarily interred in Washington, D.C., was interred in Louisville, Kentucky in 1850 and re-interred at the same place in 1991 after an autopsy.
- Abraham Lincoln was interred at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois in 1865 and re-interred at the same cemetery, yet in a more protective vault in 1901.
- Ulysses S. Grant was interred at Riverside Park in New York City in 1885 and in the General Grant National Memorial (better known as Grant's Tomb) overlooking the Hudson River in 1897.
- Rutherford B. Hayes was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in 1893 and Spiegel Grove estate in 1915, both in Fremont, Ohio.
- James Garfield was interred at the mausoleum in Cleveland, Ohio's Lake View Cemetery in 1881. He was moved to the Garfield Monument when it was completed in 1890.
- William McKinley was interred in Westlawn Cemetery in 1901 and McKinley National Memorial in 1907, both in Canton, Ohio.
- Woodrow Wilson was interred at the Bethlehem Chapel in the Washington National Cathedral in 1924. He was then moved to the Woodrow Wilson Bay in the cathedral nave in 1956.
- Warren G. Harding was interred in Marion Cemetery in 1923 and Harding Memorial in 1927, both in Marion, Ohio.
- John Kennedy was interred at Arlington National Cemetery during the public funeral on November 25, 1963. He was moved to the current location in the cemetery on March 14, 1967.
John Quincy Adams, William H. Harrison, and Zachary Taylor were each temporarily interred in the same vault at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. [1]
Died at the same age
- Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan both died at 93.
- John Tyler and Grover Cleveland both died at 71.
- John Adams and Herbert Hoover both died at 90.
- Ulysses Grant and Franklin Roosevelt both died at 63.
- Chester Arthur and Warren G. Harding both died at 57.
- Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge both died at 60.
- George Washington, Benjamin Harrison and Woodrow Wilson all three died at 67.
- Franklin Pierce and Lyndon Johnson both died at 64.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Andrew Jackson both died at 78.
Died before a predecessor
- Thomas Jefferson. Died 5 hours before John Adams
- James Monroe. James Madison was alive as of the former's death before his own death 5 years later
- William Harrison. John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren were alive as of his death while in office
- Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams was alive as of his death
- John Tyler. Martin Van Buren died 187 days after John Tyler
- James K. Polk. John Tyler and Martin Van Buren were the only living former presidents before he died
- Zachary Taylor. John Tyler and Martin Van Buren were the only living former presidents before he died
- Franklin Pierce. Millard Fillmore died 5 years before him
- James Buchanan. Franklin Pierce died a year after his death while Millard Fillmore died 6 years later
- Abraham Lincoln. Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and James Buchanan were alive as of his assassination
- James A. Garfield. Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford Hayes were the living former presidents as of his Assassination
- William Mckinley. Grover Cleveland is the only living fomer president as of His Assassination
- Warren G. Harding.William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson were alive as of his death
- Woodrow Wilson. William Howard Taft was alive as of his death
- Franklin D. Roosevelt. Herbert Hoover was alive as of his death
- Dwight Eisenhower. Harry Truman was alive as of his death
- John F. Kennedy. Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover were alive as of his assassination
- Ronald Reagan. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter were alive as of his death
Presidents who died during their direct successor's term
- George Washington died during John Adams' administration
- Andrew Johnson died during Ulysses S. Grant's second term
- James Polk died on Zachary Taylor's 103rd day in office
- Calvin Coolidge died during Herbert Hoover's administration
- Lyndon Johnson died two days after Richard Nixon's second inauguration
List of President/s who died During a later administration
- John Adams (March 4, 1797-March 4, 1801)
- George Washington died on December 17, 1799, at the age of 67
- John Quincy Adams (March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829)
- John Adams(aged 90) and Thomas Jefferson(aged 83) died on July 4, 1826
- Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829-March 4, 1837)
- James Monroe died on July 4, 1831 at the age of 73
- James Madison died on June 28, 1836 at the age of 85
- James Polk (March 4, 1845-March 4, 1849)
- Andrew Jackson died on June 8, 1845 at the age of 78
- John Quincy Adams died on February 23, 1848 at the age of 80
- Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849-July 9, 1850)
- James Polk died on June 15, 1849 at the age of 53
- Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861-April 16, 1865)
- John Tyler died on January 18, 1862 at the age of 71
- Martin Van Buren died on July 24, 1862 at the age of 79
- Andrew Johnson (April 5, 1865-March 4, 1869)
- James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 at the age of 77
- Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869-March 4, 1877)
- Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869 at the age of 64
- Millard Fillmore died on March 8, 1874 at the age of 74
- Andrew Johnson died on July 31, 1875 at the age of 66
- Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885-March 4, 1889; First Term)
- Ulysses S. Grant died on July 23, 1885 at the age of 63
No President died during his second term
- Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889-March 4, 1893)
- Rutherford B. Hayes died on January 17, 1893 at the age of 70
- Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901-March 4, 1909)
- Benjamin Harrison died on March 13, 1901 at the age of 67
- Grover Cleveland died on June 24, 1908 at the age of 71
- Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913-March 4, 1921)
- Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919 at the age of 60
- Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923-March 4, 1929)
- Woodrow Wilson died on February 3, 1924 at the age of 67
- Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929-March 4, 1933)
- Calvin Coolidge died on January 3, 1933 at the age of 60
- William Howard Taft died on March 8, 1930 at the age of 72
- Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963-January 20, 1969)
- Herbert Hoover died on October 20, 1964 at the age of 90
- Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969-August 9, 1974)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower died on March 28, 1969 at the age of 78
- Harry Truman died on December 26, 1972 at the age of 88
- Lyndon B. Johnson died on January 22, 1973 at the age of 64
- Bill Clinton (January 23, 1993-January 20, 2001)
- Richard Nixon died on April 22, 1994 at the age of 81
- George W. Bush (January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009)
- Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004 at the age of 93
- Gerald Ford died on December 26, 2006 at the age of 93
Notes and references
Some times of death are approximate, and all are given in local times.
- ^ The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
- ^ The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
- ^ Originally interred at the Gouverneur family vault, New York City on July 7, 1831. Monroe was reinterred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA, July 5, 1858.
- ^ Cause is disputed.
- ^ LBJ died enroute to the hospital.
- ^ Ford is the only president whose immediate burial following death is in a different year. Other presidents have been reinterred years after death, such as Monroe (see Note 3, above), Garfield, Hayes, and McKinley.
- ^ The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
- ^ "Bush grenade attacker gets life". CNN. 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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