Presidents of the United States Who Died in Office

Of the total of 45 presidents of the United States eight have died in office. Four assassinations and four from natural causes as shown below.


President Death Date Cause of Death Location of Death
William Henry Harrison April 4, 1841 pneumonia or enteric fever White House, Washington, DC
Zachary Taylor July 9, 1850 gastroenteritis White House, Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln April 15, 1865 assassination Petersen House, Washington, DC
James Garfield September 19, 1881 assassination Francklyn Cottage, Long Branch, New Jersey
William McKinley September 14, 1901 assassination Milburn House, Buffalo, New York
Warren Harding August 2, 1923 heart attack Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
Franklin D. Roosevelt April 12, 1945 cerebral hemorrhage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963 assassination Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas