History quiz
The ten shortest US presidencies in order
Only 10 completed presidencies ran for less than a full term. Put them in order, shortest first.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 10 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 10
- Sort by
- In office
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
Each of the ten either died in office, resigned, or served out the remainder of another president's term without winning one of his own.
- William Henry Harrison served the shortest presidency: March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841.
- Five of the ten were vice presidents who took over and never won a presidential election themselves.
- A presidency of a full four years or more is not on the list.
Sources
- [1]US House of Representatives, Office of the Historian. Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Coinciding Sessions of Congress.
Note on the data. Presidencies, vice presidents and dates of service follow the House of Representatives' table of presidents, vice presidents and coinciding sessions of Congress, read on 3 October 2026. Lengths are counted in days between the two dates in that table. The presidency in progress is left out.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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