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Since the office was established in 1789, 44persons have served as President of the UnitedStates. Of these, eight presidents have died inoffice: four were assassinated, and four diedof natural causes; on each occasion, the vice president hassucceeded to the presidency.
Similarly one may ask, who are the 8 presidents who died in office?
Eight presidents have died in office:William Henry Harrison (1841, pneumonia); Zachary Taylor (1850,acute gastroenteritis); Abraham Lincoln (1865, assassination);James Garfield (1881, assassination); William McKinley (1901,assassination); Warren G. Harding (1923, apoplexy); Franklin D.Roosevelt (1945, cerebral
Accordingly, how many presidents died while serving?
Of those 43 presidents, eight have died whileserving as president. Four of natural causes, and fourthrough assassination. Below is list of those eightpresidents who died in office. William Henry Harrison-The 9th President, who died in 1841 of pneumonia andpleurisy.
Grover Cleveland a US President in the late 1800smarried the daughter of a deceased friend who diedwithout a will and a court named him administrator of the estate.Cleveland had known her since childhood and married her whenhe was 49 years old and she was 21 years old. Frances FolsomCleveland Preston - Wikipedia.