William Henry Harrison had the shortest presidential term of 31 days
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The first U.S. president to die in office was William Henry Harrison. He served only 31 days in office. He died of pneumonia and pleurisy on April 4, 1841.
William Henry Harrison served the shortest time in office as President of the United States. He was the 9th President of the U.S., serving from March 4, 1841 until his death on April 4, 1841.
William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, served for only 30 days before pneumonia killed him. He was the first president to die in office. He was succeeded by John Tyler, but Harrison's death revealed flaws, which were resolved, in the constitutional succession. His death was long attributed to his catching cold as a result of exposure during the inauguration, but he didn't catch the cold until three weeks later.
William Henry Harrison passed away 31 days after taking office due to pneumonia. He gave a 2 hour speech without wearing a coator hat in rainy weather and participated in a parade afterwards. He thencaught acoldwhichdeveloped into pneumonia.
William Henry Harrison- he died on the 32nd day of his Presidency.