What is the shortest term of office of any president?

July 21, 2020February 23, 2012 by Pamela Landy

President William Henry Harrison died in 1841 after only 31 days in office.

James A. Garfield was a close second.

In 1881, he died of a gunshot wound after only six months in office.

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