William Henry Harrison was this unfortunate president.
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William henry Harrison died after only 32 days in office. He contracted a serious lung infection after his inauguration and never recovered.
James A. Garfield served for a shorter time than anyone but W, H. Harrison.
Nixon was the first and only president to resign from office.
There have been 23 (out of 42) Past Presidents that served one term or less.Presidents that served exactly one complete 4-year term:John Adams (1797-1801)John Quincy Adams (1825-19290Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)James Knox Polk ( 1845-1849)Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)William Howard Taft (1909-1913)Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)Presidents who served for less than 4 years.John Tyler served 1,430 days as President after William Harrison's death.Andrew Johnson served 1,419 days after Lincoln's death.Chester Arthur served 1,216 days after Garfield's death.John Kennedy served 1,036 days before his death.Millard Fillmore served 969 days after Taylor's death.Gerald Ford served 895 days after Nixon's resignation.Warren Harding served 881 days before his death.Zachary Taylor served 491 days before his death.James Garfield served 199 days before his death.William Henry Harrison only served 31 days before his death.
To my knowledge, no president had 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt had 4! Actually Franklin D. Roosevelt only served 3 terms in essence. He was president for 12 years and won 3 elections back to back to back. He was the first 3-peat!
Franklin D Roosevelt was the only president to serve more than two terms. He was elected for 4 terms. He took office on March 4, 1933 and continued until he died on April 12,1945, about three months into his 4th term. (After FDR, the constitution has been amended to prevent presidents from serving more than two terms. )