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William Henry Harrison gave an hour and forty-five minute inaugeral address in a snowstorm. He died a month later of pneumonia.
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Which president had a speech 3 hours long then died the next month?
President William Henry Harrison He died two weeks after his inauguration because he gave a long speech during January, a cold month, with no coat, and no hat, he contracted pneumonia, and died.
Which us presidents served the shortest terms?
The shortest-serving President was William Henry Harrison. He fell ill immediately following his inauguration in 1841 and died of pneumonia a month later. He was only President for a month. The next shortest term was James A. Garfield, at about 6 months. He took office in March 1881, was shot in July, and died in September. In 3rd was Zachary Taylor. He came down with an infection of the stomach and/or intestines a little over a year into his term and died in July of 1850.
What president died after 4 months in office?
William Henry Harrison was inaugurated on March 4, 1841 and died just one month later, on April 4, 1841. Harrison (9th US president) gave a two hour inaugural speech in a cold rain without a coat or hat, caught pneumonia, and died a month later.
Which president served for only 30 days?
William Henry Harrison. He got pneumonia during his lengthy inaugural address, during which he did not wear a topcoat, and died shortly afterward.
Who was the president that gave a two hour long speech at his inauguration?
William Henry Harrison; after giving his inaugural address in colder weather, he died of complications from pneumonia. His term was the shortest of any U.S. president.
Which president had the shortness term?
That was President William Henry Harrison. He fell ill after giving his inaugural address and died a month later.
Was William Harrison the first president to do something?
He was the first president to die while in office. He caught pneumonia after giving his inaugural speech and died a month later.
Which president almost died from pnumonia after inagrual address?
I don't know of a U.S. President who almost died of pneumonia after his inaugural address, but William Henry Harrison did die of pneumonia after his inaugural address.On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural address in U.S. history. The weather was terrible that day, and shortly thereafter he contracted pneumonia, of which he died a month after his inauguration.
What president gave the longest inaugural address in American history and he died a month after giving the speech in wet frigid weather?
It was President William Henry Harrison in 1841.
First president to die in office?
William Henry Harrison, in 1841. He fell ill after giving a long inaugural speech in bad weather and died a month later.hey
Month in which president Roosevelt died?
Month in which president Theodore Roosevelt died?
Who was only president for only 32 days?
You're referring to our ninth president, William Henry Harrison, who died from pneumonia in April 1841, after just one month as president. In fact, he was the first US president to die in office.
What president had the shortest term in office?
William Henry Harrison, the 9th President. He fell ill with pneumonia after giving a long inaugural address in bad weather and died one month into his term. He took office on March 4,1841 and died on April 4, 1841.
How long William harrison was in office as the ninth president of the us?
Harrison was only President for one month. He gave an excessively long inaugural address in poor weather, fell ill with pneumonia, and died. He was also the oldest elected President until Reagan.
What was the Name the man who was president for only one day?
In the US, the shortest time in presidential office, was William Henry Harrison, who died on April 4, 1841, from pneumonia a month after giving his inaugural.
In what month has no president died?
The only month of the year in which no U.S. President to date has died is May.
What happened to the newly inaugurated president William Henry Harrison within a month?
he died of pneumonia within a month. his wife claimed it was because he refused to wear an overcoat for the inauguration, and the weather was brutally cold.
