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The first US president to only serve one term would be John Adams. He was the second president of the country, and he was the first Vice President of the country under Washington. He was defeated for reelection by Thomas Jefferson, so he only served one term as President.
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ViviThe following served one full term as U. S. President:
- John Adams (1797-1801) - lost Election of 1800 to Thomas Jefferson
- John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) - lost Election of 1828 to Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) - lost Election of 1840 to William Henry Harrison
- James K. Polk (1845-1849) - chose not to run again
- Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) - lost 1856 Democratic Nomination to James Buchanan
- James Buchanan (1857-1861) - chose not to run again
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) - chose not to run again
- Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) - lost Election of 1892 to Grover Cleveland
- William Howard Taft (1909-1913) - lost Election of 1912 to Woodrow Wilson
- Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) - lost Election of 1932 to Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) - lost Election of 1980 to Ronald Reagan
- George H. W. Bush (1989-1993) - lost Election of 1992 to Bill Clinton
The following ten U.S. Presidents served less than one term each:
- William Henry Harrison (1841) - died in office
- John Tyler (1841-1845) - Harrison's Vice President
- Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) - died in office
- Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) - Taylor's Vice President
- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) - Lincoln's 2nd Vice President
- James A. Garfield (1881) - assassinated
- Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885) - Garfield's Vice President
- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923) - died in office
- John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) - assassinated
- Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977) - Nixon's 2nd Vice President
The following United States Presidents only served one (1) 4-year term in office:
- John Adams, 2nd President, 1797-1801
- John Quincy Adams, 6th President, 1825-1829
- Martin Van Buren, 8th President, 1837-1841
- John Tyler, 10th President, 1841-1845
- James K. Polk, 11th President, 1845-1849
- Franklin Pierce, 14th President, 1853-1857
- James Buchanan, 15th President, 1857-1861
- Andrew Johnson, 17th President, 1865-1869
- Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President, 1877-1881
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President, 1889-1893
- William McKinley, 25th President, 1897-1901
- William Howard Taft, 27th President, 1909-1913
- Herbert Hoover, 31st President, 1929-1933
- James Carter, 39th President, 1977-1981
- George H.W. Bush, 41st President, 1989-1993
The following United States Presidents served part of one (1) term in office:
- William Henry Harrison, 9th President, 1841 (died in office on April 4, 1841 of pneumonia)
- Millard Filmore, 13th President, 1850-1853 (not re-elected following succeeding Zachary Taylor, who died in office on July 9, 1950)
- James Garfield, 20th President, 1881 (assassinated by ?? on September 19, 1881)
- Warren G. Harding, 29th president, 1921-1923 (died in office on August 2, 1923)
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President, 1961-1963 (assassinated on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald)
The following US President served more than one (1) term in office, but not two (2) 4-year terms:
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, 1861-1865 (assassinated on April 15, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth)
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President, 1963-1969 (did not seek re-election following succeeding John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in office)
- Gerald R. Ford, 38th President, 1974-1977 (was not re-elected following succeeding Richard M. Nixon, who resigned from office ON August 9, 1974)
The following United States President served two (2) 4-year terms in office; however, the terms were not consecutive:
- Grover Cleveland, 22nd President & 24th President, 1885-1889, 1893-1897
Presidents who served one full term or less were John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William H. Taft, Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush Sr.
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Who was the first president to retire voluntary retire after his first term?
James Polk retired after one term having accomplished all that he set out to do. Hayes announced when he ran that he would serve only one term.
How long can a president serve for and how many terms?
In the usa, the president can serve up to two terms, each being 4 years. The president can only serve the second term if he/she is elected again.
Who was the first president to serve a three year term?
The first and only president to serve a third term was Franklin Roosevelt. He actually served most of a fourth term, but passed away before the term was finished. Congress then quickly passed a law putting term limits on the presidency of two terms.
When the constitution was adopted how many terms could a president serve?
The term limits for the president were put in place by an amendment to the Constitution. The president can only be elected as president two times and if he served for more than half of a term to which he was not elected, he can only be elected for one term.
Max years a president can serve?
President can only serve two terms of 4 years ea. But may be reelcted after another sitting president serves a term of 4.
