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Who was the youngest person to reach the office of president by any means including assuming office after the death of a president?
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BlakeJohn F. Kennedy was indeed our youngest elected president. Teddy Roosevelt was our youngest president because he became president when McKinley was assassinated.
That was Theodore Roosevelt. He was Vice-President under William McKinley, and ascended to the Presidency in 1901 at the age of 42.
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Who was the youngest president at 42?
The youngest President was Theodore Roosevelt, who entered office at the age of 42. He is followed by John F. Kennedy at 43, and Bill Clinton at 46 as the youngest presidents ever to take office.Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he became president after the death of McKinley.
Who was the yungest president?
The youngest man to be president of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt, who took office at the age of 42, following president McKinley's assassination. The youngest man to be elected into the position was John F. Kennedy, at 43.
Who was the yongest person elected president but lived the shortest time?
Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president. He was also the youngest president to die when he was killed.
What will happen if the House of Representatives is forced to elect the President and their choice should die before assuming office?
Their choice of vice-president would take office as the new president if the president-elect should die.
Who was the youngest person to be elected President of the US?
John F. Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected (43 years 236 days old).However, Theodore Roosevelt became vice president at a younger age (42 years 322 days old) and became president after McKinley's assassination and was technically a younger president than JFK.
