what was the presidents names who died?
I count 8 U.S. Presidents who died in office: 1  William Henry Harrison (1841â1841): killed by an inauguration speech. 2  Zachary Taylor (1849â1850): killed by cherries. 3  Abraham Lincoln (1861â1865): killed by war fever.  James Garfield (1881â1881): killed by lack of transparency in government hiring.