John Tyler was the vice-president who moved up to President when William Henry Harrison became the first US president to die in office.
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William Henry Harrison who died April 4, 1841 was the first president to die in office.
William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He died after a month in office.
1. Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to be elected President. He was 73 his second term. 2. William Henry Harrison was the first to die in office. He died in 1841 after a month in office.
President John Tyler's nickname was the "Accidental President" or "His Accidency". He received this nickname because he was the first president to hold the office without being elected to it. William Henry Harrison died shortly after taking office and Tyler was his vice president.
Nixon was the first and only president to resign from office.
Being born on February 12th of 1809 and taking office as America's 16th president on March 4th of 1861, Abraham Lincoln was 52 years old when his presidency began. He would live to see his 56th birthday and the start of a second term as president -- but no more.