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19-520: The society's members have included several Presidents of the United States , a British Prime Minister as well as governors , senators and congresspeople . Its motto, Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit , is taken from Virgil's Aeneid and roughly translates to, "In the future it will be pleasing to remember these things." Its Greek name ΦΠΘ , initials for Φίλοί, Πατρίς, θεός ( philoi, patris, theos, or "brotherhood, fatherland, divinity"), makes

38-475: A Native American chief during the Battle of Tippecanoe , so that he and future Presidents elected in the years ending in "0" would die in office. The curse also affected Lincoln (1860), Garfield (1880), McKinley (1900), Harding (1920), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1940), and Kennedy (1960). Ronald Reagan (1980) survived an assassination attempt in 1981 . George W. Bush (2000) also did not die in office. Joe Biden (2020),

57-606: A four-year term via the Electoral College . The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington , won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and

76-486: A new gold-headed cane to replace his broken one. Today, Room Seven, West Lawn, is maintained by the Jefferson Society, selecting a fourth-year student to live there. The society hosts several events throughout the year including its Distinguished Speaker Series, for which it invites prominent scholars and speakers across disciplines to address students. The society also hosts formal social events including Wilson's Day,

95-422: Is the death of a person who was incumbent of an office-position until the time of death. Such deaths have been usually due to natural causes, but they are also caused by accidents , suicides , disease and assassinations . The death of most monarchs and popes have been deaths in office, since they have usually held their papacy/reign for the rest of their lives. As most other office positions require that

114-820: Is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected president more than twice, and no one who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected may be elected more than once. Four presidents died in office of natural causes (William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor , Warren G. Harding , and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated ( Abraham Lincoln , James A. Garfield , William McKinley , and John F. Kennedy ), and one resigned ( Richard Nixon , facing impeachment and removal from office). John Tyler

133-495: Is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. The presidency of William Henry Harrison , who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He

152-411: The 1st Congress convened, political factions began rallying around dominant Washington administration officials, such as Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson . Concerned about the capacity of political parties to destroy the fragile unity holding the nation together, Washington remained unaffiliated with any political faction or party throughout his eight-year presidency. He was, and remains,

171-464: The U.S. Congress to die in office was Representative Bill Pascrell of the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey on August 21st, 2024 of a respiratory infection. Other notable members who died in office include: In addition, 8 U.S. presidents died in office, four of which were assassinated. A well-known legend is the Curse of Tippecanoe in which Harrison, elected in 1840, was allegedly cursed by

190-525: The Virginia Spectator , the paper played a major part in University life for a century, with its profile ranging from high seriousness to satire, until being shut down by the president of the university in the late 1950s for obscenity. The Jefferson Society sponsored the magazine for many decades. Also in 1856, the society expressed its approval of the caning of Charles Sumner by sending Preston Brooks

209-617: The Restoration Ball, and Founder's Day, first held in 1832. Thomas Jefferson turned down an invitation for honorary membership in an August 12, 1825 letter, citing his need to avoid altering his relationship with the university and its students. List of presidents of the United States The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States , indirectly elected to

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228-409: The deceased in an "acting" capacity before a permanent replacement is made. In other systems there may be a legally defined order of succession . For example, in hereditary monarchies reigns are typically expected to end with death and the transition of power to an heir. Many presidential systems have offices of vice president , whose principal responsibility is to immediately assume the presidency if

247-512: The hotheaded antebellum years, the society could become raucous. Its elections were condemned by the faculty for "such turbulence as to degrade the reputation of the University." An especially coveted honor was to be selected as "final orator," a post comparable to that of a valedictorian today. The society played a key role in establishing student journalism at the university, founding the University Magazine as early as 1856. Later known as

266-426: The incumbent be constantly competent in performing the associated duties, other deaths in office are usually premature deaths. Systems differ in how they deal with the death of an office holder. In some death results in a casual vacancy , whereby the office is unfilled for a time. The office may subsequently be filled by a by-election or by appointment. A person may temporarily take the powers and responsibilities of

285-563: The incumbent president, is next in line for the curse. The curse does not apply to Taylor as he was elected in 1848. Many mayors (e.g., George Moscone , Harold Washington , Ed Lee ) and state governors (e.g., Lurleen Wallace , Lawton Chiles , Frank O'Bannon ) have died in office. Similar to the President being succeeded by the Vice President , in most states, the Governor is succeeded by

304-489: The only U.S. president never affiliated with a political party. The incumbent president is Joe Biden , who assumed office on January 20, 2021 . The president-elect is Donald Trump , who will assume office on January 20, 2025. Trump will be the second president after Grover Cleveland to serve two non-consecutive terms, as the 45th and 47th president. General Expert studies Presidential biographies Online sources Death in office A death in office

323-461: The president dies or otherwise leaves the office. Sir John Maybin , governor of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia ) (1941) Upon the death of a United States senator , the Governor of the senator's home state typically appoints a successor. Upon the death of a member of the United States House of Representatives , a special election is held to pick a successor. The most recent member of

342-412: The society the second oldest Greek-lettered organization in the United States. Membership in the society grew rapidly in the early years after its founding. By 1855, the University of Virginia was the second largest university in the nation after Harvard University , enrolling 645 students. That school year, the society admitted 155 new members: nearly a quarter of the student body of the university. In

361-455: Was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties . The Constitution is silent on the issue of political parties, and at the time it came into force in 1789, no organized parties existed. Soon after

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