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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] 40 have died – eight of them while in office.[b]

The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 years, 89 days. 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

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Order of DeathPresidentDate[c]AgeCausePlacePresidency (order) dates
1George WashingtonDecember 14, 179967Acute epiglottitis,[1] bloodletting[2]Mount Vernon, Virginia(1st) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
2Thomas JeffersonJuly 4, 182683Toxemia from a kidney infection,
uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia[3]		Charlottesville, Virginia(3rd) March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809
3John AdamsJuly 4, 182690Heart failureQuincy, Massachusetts(2nd) March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
4James MonroeJuly 4, 183173Tuberculosis and heart failureNew York City, New York(5th) March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825
5James MadisonJune 28, 183685Heart failureOrange, Virginia(4th) March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817
6William Henry Harrison[d]April 4, 184168Pneumonia and enteric fever[4]Washington, D.C.(9th) March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
7Andrew JacksonJune 8, 184578Chronic dropsy, and heart failure[5]Nashville, Tennessee(7th) March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
8John Quincy AdamsFebruary 23, 184880Stroke[6]Washington, D.C.(6th) March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
9James K. PolkJune 15, 184953Cholera[7]Nashville, Tennessee(11th) March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
10Zachary Taylor[d]July 9, 185065Gastroenteritis[8]Washington, D.C.(12th) March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
11John TylerJanuary 18, 186271Stroke[9]Richmond, Virginia(10th) April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
12Martin Van BurenJuly 24, 186279Asthma and heart failureKinderhook, New York(8th) March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
13Abraham Lincoln[d]April 15, 186556Gunshot wound[10][e]Washington, D.C.(16th) March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
14James BuchananJune 1, 186877Respiratory failure, rheumatic goutLancaster, Pennsylvania(15th) March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
15Franklin PierceOctober 8, 186964Inflammation of the stomach, cirrhosis of the liverConcord, New Hampshire(14th) March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
16Millard FillmoreMarch 8, 187474Stroke[9]Buffalo, New York(13th) July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
17Andrew JohnsonJuly 31, 187566Stroke[9]Carter's Station, Tennessee(17th) April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
18James A. Garfield[d]September 19, 188149Septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot wound[f]Elberon, New Jersey(20th) March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
19Ulysses S. GrantJuly 23, 188563Throat cancer[11]Moreau, New York(18th) March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
20Chester A. ArthurNovember 18, 188657Stroke[9]New York City, New York(21st) September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
21Rutherford B. HayesJanuary 17, 189370Heart attackFremont, Ohio(19th) March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881
22Benjamin HarrisonMarch 13, 190167PneumoniaIndianapolis, Indiana(23rd) March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
23William McKinley[d]September 14, 190158Gangrene within gunshot wound[g]Buffalo, New York(25th) March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901
24Grover ClevelandJune 24, 190871Coronary sclerosis, paralysis, or intestinal obstructionPrinceton, New Jersey(22nd) March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889
(24th) March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
25Theodore RooseveltJanuary 6, 191960Coronary occlusion by a blood clot (assumed)[12]Oyster Bay, New York(26th) September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
26Warren G. Harding[d]August 2, 192357Heart attackSan Francisco, California(29th) March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
27Woodrow WilsonFebruary 3, 192467StrokeWashington, D.C.(28th) March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921
28William Howard TaftMarch 8, 193072Heart diseaseWashington, D.C.(27th) March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913
29Calvin CoolidgeJanuary 5, 193360Heart attackNorthampton, Massachusetts(30th) August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929
30Franklin D. Roosevelt[d]April 12, 194563Cerebral hemorrhageWarm Springs, Georgia(32nd) March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
31John F. Kennedy[d]November 22, 196346Gunshot wound[h]Dallas, Texas(35th) January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
32Herbert HooverOctober 20, 196490Internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding,
strained vascular systems		New York City, New York(31st) March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
33Dwight D. EisenhowerMarch 28, 196978Heart failureWashington, D.C.(34th) January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
34Harry S. TrumanDecember 26, 197288Minor lung congestion, organ failures,
cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension, pneumonia		Kansas City, Missouri(33rd) April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
35Lyndon B. JohnsonJanuary 22, 197364Heart attackStonewall, Texas(36th) November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969
36Richard NixonApril 22, 199481Stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brainNew York, New York(37th) January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974[i]
37Ronald ReaganJune 5, 200493Alzheimer's disease, pneumoniaLos Angeles, California(40th) January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
38Gerald FordDecember 26, 200693Arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, diffuse arteriosclerosisRancho Mirage, California(38th) August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977
39George H. W. BushNovember 30, 201894Parkinson's diseaseHouston, Texas(41st) January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
40Jimmy CarterDecember 29, 2024100Metastatic melanoma, skin cancerPlains, Georgia(39th) January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981
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Map denoting where each of the 40 deceased presidents of the United States died
Presidents that died in New York City (4): Monroe, Arthur, Hoover, Nixon
Presidents that died in Washington, D.C. (7): J.Q. Adams, W.H. Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Taft, Wilson, Eisenhower

Died same day, date, year, age

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Same day

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Same date

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Same calendar year

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Same age (rounded down to nearest year)

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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)

29th president Warren Harding (died August 2, 1923)

35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963)

40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004)

  • 2 years, 204 days before 38th president Gerald Ford (died December 26, 2006)
  • 20 years, 207 days before 39th president Jimmy Carter (died December 29, 2024)

Died after multiple successors

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Martin Van Buren outlived four of his successors, more than any other U.S. president

6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)

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)

22nd & 24th president Grover Cleveland (died June 24, 1908)

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)

33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)

39th president Jimmy Carter (died December 29, 2024)

  • 20 years, 207 days after 40th president Ronald Reagan (died June 5, 2004)
  • 6 years, 29 days after 41st president George H. W. Bush (died November 30, 2018)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ While by the conventional numbering of U.S. presidents there have been 47 presidents, only 45 individuals have held the office. Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, the only two to serve non-consecutive terms, are counted twice – Cleveland as the 22nd and the 24th president and Trump as 45th and the 47th).
  2. ↑ The five living presidents (in order of birth) are: 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).
  3. ↑ Dates of death sort by month and day
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Died in office
  5. ↑ For further information, see Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  6. ↑ For further information, see Assassination of James A. Garfield
  7. ↑ For further information, see Assassination of William McKinley
  8. ↑ For further information, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy
  9. ↑ Resigned from office

References

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  1. ↑ Wallenborn, White McKenzie (November 5, 1997). "George Washington's Terminal Illness: A Modern Medical Analysis of the Last Illness and Death of George Washington". The Papers of George Washington. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George Washington". PBS. December 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Martin, Russell L. (May 18, 1990). "Jefferson's Cause of Death". Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Charlottesville, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ Jane McHugh; Philip A. Mackowiak (March 31, 2014). "What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Andrew Jackson". healthguidance.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts". Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. ↑ Dusinberre, William (2003). Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-19-515735-4. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ Marriott, Michel (June 27, 2011). "Verdict In: 12th President Was Not Assassinated". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Jones, Jeffrey M.; Jones, Joni L. "Presidential Stroke: United States Presidents and Cerebrovascular Disease (John Tyler)". Journal CMEs. CNS Spectrums (The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine). Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1965). The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 703–704. LCCN 65-12468.
  11. ↑ "Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies". History. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Theodore Roosevelt". healthguidance.org. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. 1 2 The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
  14. ↑ Preston, Daniel (October 4, 2016). "James Monroe: Life After the Presidency". Charlottesville, Virginia: Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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