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Jan 19, 2024 · Not everyone elected is as tall as Abraham Lincoln. In fact, some can be pretty small in stature. With that, here are the 10 shortest U.S. Presidents in history: William Henry Harrison...
Dec 10, 2020 · While he had no opponent, President George Washington, at 6’ 2”, towered above his constituents who averaged 5’ 8” at the time. Of America’s 46 presidents, only six have been shorter than the average presidential height at the time, the most recent being 5’ 9” Jimmy Carter elected in 1976.
Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration as president in 1841, making his presidency the shortest in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the United States Constitution.
Mar 14, 2023 · Abraham Lincoln. Lyndon B. Johnson. Thomas Jefferson. Donald Trump. George Washington. Chester A. Arthur. Franklin D. Roosevelt. George H.W. Bush. Bill Clinton. Andrew Jackson. America's 10...
Mar 7, 2016 · Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty images. 1. He was America’s smallest president. Madison was a sickly and slightly built man who stood just 5 feet 4 inches tall and rarely tipped the scales at...
James A. Garfield (born November 19, 1831, near Orange [in Cuyahoga county], Ohio, U.S.—died September 19, 1881, Elberon [now in Long Branch], New Jersey) was the 20th president of the United States (March 4–September 19, 1881). He had the second shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history.
James “Jemmy” Madison may have been the shortest president at just five feet, but his true stature derived from his intellect.
