2007-11-23 11:29:48 · 5 answers · asked by YUSUFF B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Are you asking how many presidents passed away in office?
If so, 8 presidents have died while in office. Those are:
William Henry Harrison - April 4, 1841, died of pneumonia after giving a long inaugural address in the cold and rain.
Zachary Taylor - July 9, 1850, died of cholera after eating tainted cherries and milk in the middle of the summer.
Abraham Lincoln - April 15, 1865, died a few hours after being shot by an assassin.
James Garfield - September 19, 1881, died of blood poisoning two months after being shot by an assassin.
William McKinley - September 14, 1901, died eight days after being shot by an assassin.
Warren G. Harding - August 2, 1923, died of pneumonia.
Franklin D. Roosevelt - April 12, 1945, died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
John F. Kennedy - November 22, 1963, died a few hours after being shot by an assassin.
2007-11-23 11:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by ( Kelly ) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There have been 42 presidents of the United States of America.
The uneducated will try to tell you 43 because they are unaware that Grover Cleveland is sometimes counted twice due to him serving two non-consecutive terms.... means there have been 43 presidencies but only 42 presidents.
2007-11-27 19:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
43
2007-11-23 19:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by Erick B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The current holder of the office, George Walker Bush, is the 43rd President since ratification of the Constitution in 1788.
2007-11-23 22:25:16 · answer #4 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
huh?
2007-11-23 19:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋