Death Firsts
The presidential firsts related to the deaths of and assassination attempts against the Presidents of the United States.
Please visit the Death by State, Death by Month, and Cause of Death fact pages to learn more.
| President | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| First president to die in office | William Henry Harrison | |
| First president to survive an assassination attempt | Andrew Jackson | |
| First president to survive an injury during an assassination attempt | Ronald Reagan | |
| First president to be wounded in an assassination attempt after his presidency | Theodore Roosevelt | |
| First president to die by assassination | Abraham Lincoln | |
| First president to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda | Abraham Lincoln | |
| First president to be buried under a foreign flag | John Tyler | Confederate States of America |
| First president to die before the age of 50 | James A. Garfield | |
| First president to die before the age of 60 | James K. Polk | |
| First president to have his remains exhumed | Zachary Taylor | 1991, No evidence of poisoning found |
| First president buried at Arlington National Cemetery | William H. Taft | |
| First president buried in Washington, DC | Woodrow Wilson |
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