which american president reigned for less than two days?

Question

he was actually a regent

Answer 1

Some claim that David Rice Atchison technically was President of the United States for one day — Sunday, March 4, 1849.

Answer 2

~By American, I assume you mean US, in which case the answer is, no one.

William Henry Tippicanoe Harrison served less than a month, Zachary Taylor less than 6 months and James Garfield less than 10 months. These are the shortest terms of anyone as "President of the United States of America" (the full and correct title) under the constitution.

Prior to the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the was no US. The only legal govenment of what is now the USA, not America, was the British Crown and Parliment. Thus, before 1783 there was no president. If you are referring to the parlimentary officials in Great Britain charged with oversight of New World affairs, your question fails to so state.

If you are referring to the various heads of the three Continental Congresses and under the Articles of Confederation, including (with redundant listings denoting multiple terms):

1. Samuel Huntington
2. Thomas McKean
3. John Hanson
4. Elias Boudinot
5. Thomas Mifflin
6. Richard Henry Lee
7. John Hancock
8. Nathaniel Gorham
9. Arthur St. Clair
10. Cyrus Griffin
11. Peyton Randolf
12. John Hanson
13. Peyton Randolf
14. Henry Middleton
15. Peyton Randolph
16. John Hancock
17. Henry Laurens
18. John Jay
19. Samuel Huntington
20. Samuel Huntington
21. Thomas McKean
22. John Hanson
23. Elias Boudinot
24. Thomas Mifflin
25. Richard Henry Lee
26. John Hancock
27. Nathaniel Gorham
28. Arthur St. Clair
29. Cyrus Griffin

then your trick question falls on its face because their various titles, although including the term "president" was not "president of the United States of America". The US never had a regent. There is no constitution provision for such a position and it simply does not exist. "Presidents" of the various Continental Congresses had no legal authority and were simply rebels cloaking themselves in the trappings of their assumed titles in their effort to hide the fact that they were treasonous terrorists trying to oust the rightful govenment in North America.

Under the Articles, again the title "president" applies only if you ignore the full title, thereby rendering your question pointless.

If by "american", you refer to Canada, Mexico, Texas, the West Indies, Central America or South America, or the multitude of native civilizations, your questions is all the more ludicrous.

A trick question is fine, but be sure of your facts and properly define and delineate the question before asking it, ok?

Answer 3

No one harrison served for a month, rather than reigned. I dont understand the regent part. Is this a trick question?

Answer 4

William Henry Harrison

Answer 5

William Henry Harrison

He served one month in office the shortest term of any president.

http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=9

America does not have regents. If the president dies or is incapasitated the vice president becomes president.

Answer 6

wut they said