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Lives of Presidents Brief After Leaving White House
A retrospective by Dr. J L Merrylees surveys ex presidents life spans after retirement. It notes John Adams died 1826 at age 90 plus, Jefferson died earlier that day, and contrasts early ex presidents longevity with recent trends. It cites Roosevelt Taft Wilson and others, detailing post tenure health and death timelines. It blends historical sketches with brief local notices and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Merrylees
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Adams
Jefferson
Monticello
William Howard Taft
Brite
James K. Polk
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
John Quincy Adams
Washington
Taft
Wilson
Woodrow Willson
Mount Vernon
France
James Madison
James Monroe
New York
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Rachael
Martin van Buren
van Buren
Warrison
John Tyler
Confederate Congress
Richmond
Polk
Tennessee
Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Buffalo
Frankling Pierce
Jame Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Wheatland
Lancaster
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson
U. S. Senate
U. S. Grant