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4th to April 4th, 1841 ; Tyler, from April 4th, 1841, 

 to March 4th, 1845 ; Polk, from March 4th, 1845, to 

 March 4th, 1849 ; Taylor, from March 4th, 1849, to 

 July 9th, 1850, and on the 10th of July, 1850, Mil- 

 lard FiUmoro succeeded to the ofl5ce. Previous to 

 that time there had been but eight occupants of the 

 office during a period of fifty-two years. The periods 

 of service, age, &c., of the various Presidents, from 

 Washington to Taylor, inclusive, are given below : — 



Washington, 



John Adams, 



Jefferson, 



Madison, 



Monroe, 



J. Q. Adams, 



Jackson, 



Van Buren, 



Harrison, 



Tyler, 



Polk, 



Taylor, 



Senrice. 

 8 years 

 4 years 

 8 years 

 8 years 

 8 years 

 4 years 

 8 years 

 4 years 



1 month 



3 yrs. 11 mo. 1845 



4 years 

 1 year 11 mo 



Rotii'd. 

 1797 

 1801 

 1809 

 1817 

 1825 

 1829 

 1838 

 1841 



1849 



Died. 

 1799 

 1826 

 1826 

 1836 

 1831 

 1848 

 1845 



1841 



1849 

 1850 



Age at 

 Retiro't. 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 66 

 62 

 70 

 59 



55 

 54 



Age at 



Death. 

 68 

 90 

 84 

 86 

 72 

 81 

 78 



69 



54 

 66 



James K. Polk was the youngest of the Presidents 

 at the time of his inauguration, being but forty-nine 

 years and four months old. Mr. Fillmore is the next 



