List of Presidents of the United States by date of death - wikipedia List of Presidents of the United States by date of death For the location of each deceased U.S. president 's burial site, see List of burial places of Presidents of the United States. Map denoting where each of the 38 deceased presidents of the United States died The following is a list of Presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics. Forty - four persons have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789. Of these, 38 have died -- eight died while in office. John F. Kennedy, assassinated at the age of 7004169780000000000 ♠ 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 7004195830000000000 ♠ 53 years, 225 days. The oldest president at the time of death was Gerald Ford, who died at the age of 7004341330000000000 ♠ 93 years, 165 days. Contents 1 Presidents in order of death 1.1 Notes 2 Died same day, date, year, age. 2.1 Same day 2.2 Same date 2.3 Same year 2.4 Same age 3 Died before predecessor ( s ) 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Presidents in order of death Order President Date Age Cause Place In office George Washington 36 ! December 14, 1799 7001670000000000000 ♠ 67 acute epiglottitis Mount Vernon, Virginia 01 ! ( 1st ) April 30, 1789 -- March 4, 1797 Thomas Jefferson 22 ! July 4, 1826 7001830000000000000 ♠ 83 toxemia from a kidney infection, uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia Charlottesville, Virginia 03 ! ( 3rd ) March 4, 1801 -- March 4, 1809 John Adams 23 ! July 4, 1826 7001900000000000000 ♠ 90 heart failure Quincy, Massachusetts 02 ! ( 2nd ) March 4, 1797 -- March 4, 1801 James Monroe 24 ! July 4, 1831 7001730000000000000 ♠ 73 tuberculosis New York City, New York 05 ! ( 5th ) March 4, 1817 -- March 4, 1825 5 James Madison 21 ! June 28, 1836 7001850000000000000 ♠ 85 heart failure Orange, Virginia 04 ! ( 4th ) March 4, 1809 -- March 4, 1817 6 William Henry Harrison 12 ! April 4, 1841 7001680000000000000 ♠ 68 enteric fever Washington, D.C. 09 ! ( 9th ) March 4, 1841 -- April 4, 1841 7 Andrew Jackson 18 ! June 8, 1845 7001780000000000000 ♠ 78 chronic dropsy, and heart failure Nashville, Tennessee 07 ! ( 7th ) March 4, 1829 -- March 4, 1837 8 John Quincy Adams 07 ! February 23, 1848 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80 stroke Washington, D.C. 06 ! ( 6th ) March 4, 1825 -- March 4, 1829 9 James K. Polk 19 ! June 15, 1849 7001530000000000000 ♠ 53 cholera Nashville, Tennessee 11 ! ( 11th ) March 4, 1845 -- March 4, 1849 10 Zachary Taylor 25 ! July 9, 1850 7001650000000000000 ♠ 65 gastroenteritis Washington, D.C. 12 ! ( 12th ) March 4, 1849 -- July 9, 1850 11 John Tyler 04 ! January 18, 1862 7001710000000000000 ♠ 71 stroke Richmond, Virginia 10 ! ( 10th ) April 4, 1841 -- March 4, 1845 12 Martin Van Buren 27 ! July 24, 1862 7001790000000000000 ♠ 79 asthma Kinderhook, New York 08 ! ( 8th ) March 4, 1837 -- March 4, 1841 13 Abraham Lincoln 14 ! April 15, 1865 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 gunshot wound Washington, D.C. 16 ! ( 16th ) March 4, 1861 -- April 15, 1865 14 James Buchanan 16 ! June 1, 1868 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 respiratory failure, rheumatic gout Lancaster, Pennsylvania 15 ! ( 15th ) March 4, 1857 -- March 4, 1861 15 Franklin Pierce 32 ! October 8, 1869 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 inflammation of the stomach Concord, New Hampshire 14 ! ( 14th ) March 4, 1853 -- March 4, 1857 16 Millard Fillmore 08 ! March 8, 1874 7001740000000000000 ♠ 74 stroke Buffalo, New York 13 ! ( 13th ) July 9, 1850 -- March 4, 1853 17 Andrew Johnson 28 ! July 31, 1875 7001660000000000000 ♠ 66 stroke Carter 's Station, Tennessee 17 ! ( 17th ) April 15, 1865 -- March 4, 1869 18 James A. Garfield 31 ! September 19, 1881 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49 septic shock resulting from gunshot wound Elberon, New Jersey 20 ! ( 20th ) March 4, 1881 -- September 19, 1881 19 Ulysses S. Grant 26 ! July 23, 1885 7001630000000000000 ♠ 63 throat cancer Wilton, New York 18 ! ( 18th ) March 4, 1869 -- March 4, 1877 20 Chester A. Arthur 34 ! November 18, 1886 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 stroke New York City, New York 21 ! ( 21st ) September 19, 1881 -- March 4, 1885 21 Rutherford B. Hayes 03 ! January 17, 1893 7001700000000000000 ♠ 70 heart disease Fremont, Ohio 19 ! ( 19th ) March 4, 1877 -- March 4, 1881 22 Benjamin Harrison 10 ! March 13, 1901 7001670000000000000 ♠ 67 pneumonia Indianapolis, Indiana 23 ! ( 23rd ) March 4, 1889 -- March 4, 1893 23 William McKinley 30 ! September 14, 1901 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 gangrene within gunshot wound Buffalo, New York 25 ! ( 25th ) March 4, 1897 -- September 14, 1901 24 Grover Cleveland 20 ! June 24, 1908 7001710000000000000 ♠ 71 coronary sclerosis ; paralysis ; or intestinal obstruction Princeton, New Jersey 22 ! ( 22nd ) March 4, 1885 -- March 4, 1889 24 ! ( 24th ) March 4, 1893 -- March 4, 1897 25 Theodore Roosevelt 02 ! January 6, 1919 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 coronary occlusion by a blood clot ( assumed ) Oyster Bay, New York 26 ! ( 26th ) September 14, 1901 -- March 4, 1909 26 Warren G. Harding 29 ! August 2, 1923 7001570000000000000 ♠ 57 congestive heart failure ( likely ) San Francisco, California 29 ! ( 29th ) March 4, 1921 -- August 2, 1923 27 Woodrow Wilson 06 ! February 3, 1924 7001670000000000000 ♠ 67 apoplexy, paralysis Washington, D.C. 28 ! ( 28th ) March 4, 1913 -- March 4, 1921 28 William Howard Taft 09 ! March 8, 1930 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 heart disease Washington, D.C. 27 ! ( 27th ) March 4, 1909 -- March 4, 1913 29 Calvin Coolidge 01 ! January 5, 1933 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 heart attack Northampton, Massachusetts 30 ! ( 30th ) August 2, 1923 -- March 4, 1929 30 Franklin D. Roosevelt 13 ! April 12, 1945 7001630000000000000 ♠ 63 cerebral hemorrhage or stroke Warm Springs, Georgia 32 ! ( 32nd ) March 4, 1933 -- April 12, 1945 31 John F. Kennedy 35 ! November 22, 1963 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 gunshot wound Dallas, Texas 35 ! ( 35th ) January 20, 1961 -- November 22, 1963 32 Herbert Hoover 33 ! October 20, 1964 7001900000000000000 ♠ 90 internal hemorrhage, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, strained vascular systems New York City, New York 31 ! ( 31st ) March 4, 1929 -- March 4, 1933 33 Dwight D. Eisenhower 11 ! March 28, 1969 7001780000000000000 ♠ 78 coronary thrombosis, heart failure Washington, D.C. 34 ! ( 34th ) January 20, 1953 -- January 20, 1961 34 Harry S. Truman 37 ! December 26, 1972 7001880000000000000 ♠ 88 minor lung congestion ; organ failures ; cardiovascular system collapse, hypotension Kansas City, Missouri 33 ! ( 33rd ) April 12, 1945 -- January 20, 1953 35 Lyndon B. Johnson 05 ! January 22, 1973 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 heart attack Johnson City, Texas 36 ! ( 36th ) November 22, 1963 -- January 20, 1969 36 Richard Nixon 15 ! April 22, 1994 7001810000000000000 ♠ 81 stroke, paralysis, swelling of the brain New York City, New York 37 ! ( 37th ) January 20, 1969 -- August 9, 1974 37 Ronald Reagan 17 ! June 5, 2004 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 Alzheimer 's disease, pneumonia Los Angeles, California 40 ! ( 40th ) January 20, 1981 -- January 20, 1989 38 Gerald Ford 38 ! December 26, 2006 7001930000000000000 ♠ 93 arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and diffuse arteriosclerosis Rancho Mirage, California 38 ! ( 38th ) August 9, 1974 -- January 20, 1977 Living presidents as of February 11, 2018 ( in order of service ) are : Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Notes Jump up ^ Dates of death sort by month and day ^ Jump up to : Died in office Jump up ^ For further information, see Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Jump up ^ For further information, see Assassination of James A. Garfield Jump up ^ For further information, see Assassination of William McKinley Jump up ^ For further information, see Assassination of John F. Kennedy Jump up ^ Resigned from office Died same day, date, year, age Calvin Coolidge died earliest in the Calendar year, January 5, 1933. Same day July 4, 1826 : Thomas Jefferson at 12 : 30 p.m., 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 Truman in 1972 and Gerald Ford in 2006 Same 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 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 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 five hours before 2nd President John Adams ( also July 4, 1826 ) 5th President James Monroe ( died July 4, 1831 ) 7003182100000000000 ♠ 4 years, 360 days before 4th President James Madison ( died June 28, 1836 ) 7th President Andrew Jackson ( died June 8, 1845 ) 7002990000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 260 days before 6th President John Quincy Adams ( died February 23, 1848 ) 9th President William Henry Harrison ( died April 4, 1841 ) 7003152600000000000 ♠ 4 years, 65 days before 7th President Andrew Jackson ( died June 8, 1845 ) 7003251600000000000 ♠ 6 years, 325 days before 6th President John Quincy Adams ( died February 23, 1848 ) 7003778100000000000 ♠ 21 years, 111 days before 8th President Martin Van Buren ( died July 24, 1862 ) 10th President John Tyler ( died January 18, 1862 ) 7002187000000000000 ♠ 187 days before 8th President Martin Van Buren ( died July 24, 1862 ) 11th President James K. Polk ( died June 15, 1849 ) 7003460000000000000 ♠ 12 years, 217 days before 10th President John Tyler ( died January 18, 1862 ) 7003478700000000000 ♠ 13 years, 39 days before 8th President Martin Van Buren ( died July 24, 1862 ) 12th President Zachary Taylor ( died July 9, 1850 ) 7003421100000000000 ♠ 11 years, 193 days before 10th President John Tyler ( died January 18, 1862 ) 7003439800000000000 ♠ 12 years, 15 days before 8th President Martin Van Buren ( died July 24, 1862 ) 14th President Franklin Pierce ( died October 8, 1869 ) 7003161200000000000 ♠ 4 years, 151 days before 13th President Millard Fillmore ( died March 8, 1874 ) 15th President James Buchanan ( died June 1, 1868 ) 7002494000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 129 days before 14th President Franklin Pierce ( died October 8, 1869 ) 7003210600000000000 ♠ 5 years, 280 days before 13th President Millard Fillmore ( died March 8, 1874 ) 16th President Abraham Lincoln ( died April 15, 1865 ) 7003114300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 47 days before 15th President James Buchanan ( died June 1, 1868 ) 7003163700000000000 ♠ 4 years, 176 days before 14th President Franklin Pierce ( died October 8, 1869 ) 7003324900000000000 ♠ 8 years, 327 days before 13th President Millard Fillmore ( died March 8, 1874 ) 20th President James A. Garfield ( died September 19, 1881 ) 7003140300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 307 days before 18th President Ulysses S. Grant ( died July 23, 1885 ) 7003413800000000000 ♠ 11 years, 120 days before 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes ( died January 17, 1893 ) 21st President Chester A. Arthur ( died November 19, 1886 ) 7003225100000000000 ♠ 6 years, 59 days before 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes ( died January 17, 1893 ) 25th President William McKinley ( died September 14, 1901 ) 7003247500000000000 ♠ 6 years, 284 days before 22nd & 24th President Grover Cleveland ( died June 24, 1908 ) 28th President Woodrow Wilson ( died February 3, 1924 ) 7003222500000000000 ♠ 6 years, 33 days before 27th President William Howard Taft ( died March 8, 1930 ) 29th President Warren Harding ( died August 2, 1923 ) 7002185000000000000 ♠ 185 days before 28th President Woodrow Wilson ( died February 3, 1924 ) 7003241000000000000 ♠ 6 years, 218 days before 27th President William Howard Taft ( died March 8, 1930 ) 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( died April 12, 1945 ) 7003713100000000000 ♠ 19 years, 191 days before 31st President Herbert Hoover ( died October 20, 1964 ) 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower ( died March 28, 1969 ) 7003136900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 273 days before 33rd President Harry S. Truman ( died December 26, 1972 ) 35th President John F. Kennedy ( died November 22, 1963 ) 7002333000000000000 ♠ 333 days before 31st President Herbert Hoover ( died October 20, 1964 ) 7003195300000000000 ♠ 5 years, 126 days before 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower ( died March 28, 1969 ) 7003332200000000000 ♠ 9 years, 34 days before 33rd President Harry S. Truman ( died December 26, 1972 ) 40th President Ronald Reagan ( died June 5, 2004 ) 7002934000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 204 days before 38th President Gerald Ford ( died December 26, 2006 ) Also died before 39th President Jimmy Carter, who is still living See also Curse of Tippecanoe State funerals in the United States Government of the United States portal Lists portal Death portal References Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Martin, Russell L. ( May 18, 1990 ). `` Jefferson 's Cause of Death ''. Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Charlottesville, Virginia : Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Retrieved August 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Jane McHugh ; Philip A. Mackowiak ( March 31, 2014 ). `` What Really Killed William Henry Harrison ? ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2014. Jump up ^ Marx, Rudolph. `` The Health Of The President : Andrew Jackson ''. healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts ''. Washington, D.C. : U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Marriott, Michel ( June 27, 2011 ). `` Verdict In : 12th President Was Not Assassinated ''. The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2011. ^ Jump up to : 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. Jump up ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot ( 1965 ). The Oxford History of the American People. New York : Oxford University Press. pp. 703 -- 704. LCCN 65 - 12468. Jump up ^ `` Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies ''. History. Retrieved September 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Marx, Rudolph. `` The Health Of The President : Theodore Roosevelt ''. healthguidance.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017. ^ Jump up to : The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Jump up ^ Preston, Daniel. `` James Monroe : Life After the Presidency ''. Charlottesville, Virginia : Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved December 18, 2017. 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Question: who was the last american president to die
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