Presidents Who Died While in Office

  • William Henry Harrison

    William Henry Harrison
    First president to die in office. Died from Pneumonia which is infection in one or both lungs. (John Tyler took over)
  • Zachery Taylor

    Zachery Taylor
    Got sick from Cholera which is a disease that's spread through water. (Millard Fillmore took over)
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    Lincoln was shot and assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at a famous theater named Petersen House. (Andrew Jackson took over)
  • James Abram Garfield

    James Abram Garfield
    Was shot and assassinated by Charles Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac railroads. (Chester A. Arthur took over)
  • William Mckinley

    William Mckinley
    Was shot and assassinated by Leon Czolgosz at Pan-American Exposition In Buffalo new york. (Teddy Roosevelt took over)
  • Warren G. Harding

    Warren G. Harding
    Died from a heart attack in San Francisco, CA. (Calvin Cooldings took over)
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Died from a stroke in Little White House Historic Site, GA. (Harry Truman took over)
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    Was assassinated by Jack Ruby while he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. (Lyndon Baines Johnson took over)
  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon
    Died from a stroke in Washington Heights Family Health Center, NY. (Gerald Ford took over)