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 persons who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789,[lower-alpha 1] 39 have died – eight of them while in office.[lower-alpha 2]

Map denoting where each of the 39 deceased presidents of the United States died.

The oldest president at the time of death was George H. W. Bush, who died at the age of 94 years, 171 days.[lower-alpha 3] John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the nation's shortest-lived president; 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

Order	President	Date[lower-alpha 4]	Age	Cause	Place	Presidency (order) dates
1	George Washington	December 14 (1799)	67	acute epiglottitis[1]	Mount Vernon, Virginia	(1st) April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797
2	Thomas Jefferson	July 4 (1826)	83	toxemia from a kidney infection, uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia[2]	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	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[lower-alpha 5]	April 4 (1841)	68	enteric fever[3]	Washington, D.C.	(9th) March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
7	Andrew Jackson	June 8 (1845)	78	chronic dropsy, and heart failure[4]	Nashville, Tennessee	(7th) March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837
8	John Quincy Adams	February 23 (1848)	80	stroke[5]	Washington, D.C.	(6th) March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829
9	James K. Polk	June 15 (1849)	53	cholera[6]	Nashville, Tennessee	(11th) March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
10	Zachary Taylor[lower-alpha 5]	July 9 (1850)	65	gastroenteritis[7]	Washington, D.C.	(12th) March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850
11	John Tyler	January 18 (1862)	71	stroke[8]	Richmond, Virginia	(10th) April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845
12	Martin Van Buren	July 24 (1862)	79	asthma	Kinderhook, New York	(8th) March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841
13	Abraham Lincoln[lower-alpha 5]	April 15 (1865)	56	gunshot wound[9][lower-alpha 6]	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	Concord, New Hampshire	(14th) March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857
16	Millard Fillmore	March 8 (1874)	74	stroke[8]	Buffalo, New York	(13th) July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
17	Andrew Johnson	July 31 (1875)	66	stroke[8]	Carter's Station, Tennessee	(17th) April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869
18	James A. Garfield[lower-alpha 5]	September 19 (1881)	49	septic shock resulting from medical care of gunshot[lower-alpha 7]	Elberon, New Jersey	(20th) March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881
19	Ulysses S. Grant	July 23 (1885)	63	throat cancer[10]	Wilton, New York	(18th) March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
20	Chester A. Arthur	November 18 (1886)	57	stroke[8]	New York City, New York	(21st) September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885
21	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 17 (1893)	70	heart disease	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[lower-alpha 5]	September 14 (1901)	58	gangrene within gunshot wound[lower-alpha 8]	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)[11]	Oyster Bay, New York	(26th) September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909
26	Warren G. Harding[lower-alpha 5]	August 2 (1923)	57	congestive heart failure (likely)	San Francisco, California	(29th) March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923
27	Woodrow Wilson	February 3 (1924)	67	apoplexy, paralysis	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[lower-alpha 5]	April 12 (1945)	63	cerebral hemorrhage or stroke	Warm Springs, Georgia	(32nd) March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
31	John F. Kennedy[lower-alpha 5]	November 22 (1963)	46	gunshot wound[lower-alpha 9]	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	coronary thrombosis, heart failure	Bethesda, Maryland	(34th) January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
34	Harry S. Truman	December 26, 1972	88	minor lung congestion; organ failures; cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension	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[lower-alpha 10]
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 and 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

Notes

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
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

Died same day, date, year, age.

Calvin Coolidge died earliest in the Calendar year, January 5, 1933.

Same date

July 4, 1826: Thomas Jefferson at 12:30 p.m.,[12] and John Adams at 6:20 p.m.[12]

Same day

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[13]
December 26: Harry S. Truman in 1972 and Gerald Ford in 2006

Same calendar year

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


Harry S. Truman (left) and Gerald Ford (right) died latest in the calendar year, December 26

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 predecessor(s)

3rd President Thomas Jefferson (July 4, 1826)

Approximately six hours before 2nd President John Adams (also July 4, 1826)

5th President James Monroe (died July 4, 1831)

4 years, 360 days before 4th President James Madison (died June 28, 1836)

7th President Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845)

2 years, 260 days before 6th President John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848)

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)

10th President John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)

187 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)

14th President Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869)

4 years, 151 days before 13th President Millard Fillmore (died March 8, 1874)

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)

21st President Chester A. Arthur (died November 18, 1886)

6 years, 59 days before 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893)

25th President William McKinley (died September 14, 1901)

6 years, 284 days before 22nd & 24th President Grover Cleveland (died June 24, 1908)

28th President Woodrow Wilson (died February 3, 1924)

6 years, 33 days before 27th President William Howard Taft (died March 8, 1930)

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)

32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt (died April 12, 1945)

19 years, 191 days before 31st President Herbert Hoover (died October 20, 1964)

34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969)

3 years, 273 days before 33rd President Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972)

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 living

41st President George H. W. Bush (died November 30, 2018)

Died before 39th President Jimmy Carter, who is still living

References

Wallenborn, White McKenzie, M.D. (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.
Martin, Russell L. (May 18, 1990). "Jefferson's Cause of Death". Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Charlottesville, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
Jane McHugh; Philip A. Mackowiak (March 31, 2014). "What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Andrew Jackson". healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
"The Death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts". Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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.
Marriott, Michel (June 27, 2011). "Verdict In: 12th President Was Not Assassinated". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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.
Morison, Samuel Eliot (1965). The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 703–704. LCCN 65-12468.
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The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.
Preston, Daniel. "James Monroe: Life After the Presidency". Charlottesville, Virginia: Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0827.html

External links

Presidential obituaries

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[1] 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).

[2] 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).

[3] 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.

[4] Dates of death sort by month and day

[Died-7] Died in office

[15] For further information, see Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

[16] For further information, see Assassination of James A. Garfield

[18] For further information, see Assassination of William McKinley

[20] For further information, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy

[21] Resigned from office

[5] Wallenborn, White McKenzie, M.D. (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.

[6] Martin, Russell L. (May 18, 1990). "Jefferson's Cause of Death". Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Charlottesville, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

[What_Really_Killed_William_Henry_Harrison?-8] Jane McHugh; Philip A. Mackowiak (March 31, 2014). "What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

[9] Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Andrew Jackson". healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[10] "The Death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts". Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[11] 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.

[12] Marriott, Michel (June 27, 2011). "Verdict In: 12th President Was Not Assassinated". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

[Presidential_strokes-13] 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.

[14] Morison, Samuel Eliot (1965). The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 703–704. LCCN 65-12468.

[17] "Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies". History. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[19] Marx, Rudolph. "The Health Of The President: Theodore Roosevelt". healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[US_Pres-22] The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents.

[23] Preston, Daniel. "James Monroe: Life After the Presidency". Charlottesville, Virginia: Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved December 18, 2017.