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Rebecca Van Buren -

Rebecca Van Buren was the baby daughter of Angelica (pictured) and Abraham Van Buren. She was the granddaughter of the 8th US president Martin Van Buren. Rebecca passed away in 1840, just six months after her birth. She was the first ever person to die in the White House. 

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William Henry Harrison -

The 9th president of the United States died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841. It's believed that William Henry Harrison caught a cold while delivering his inaugural speech and later fell ill and died of pneumonia.

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Some historians, however, argue that President Harrison's cause of death was typhoid fever, which may have been caused by the White House's water supply.

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William Henry Harrison -

On April 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison became the very first president to die in the White House. He was 68.

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Letitia Tyler -

Letitia Tyler was the first wife of President John Tyler. In 1839, the First Lady suffered a stroke that disabled her severely.

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Letitia Tyler -

Tyler's daughter-in-law, Priscilla Cooper Tyler,  had to assume her mother's duties and effectively became the First Lady herself. 

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Letitia Tyler -

The wife of the 10th POTUS suffered yet another stroke on September 10, 1842, but this time, she didn't make it. Letitia Tyler was the first woman and First Lady to die in the White House.

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Zachary Taylor -

On July 4th, five days before the 12th US president died, he fell ill with a digestive ailment. His symptoms included cramps, diarrhea, and nausea. 

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Zachary Taylor -

Zachary Taylor was bedridden for four days before succumbing to the illness on July 9, 1850. At the time, his death was attributed to the consumption of large amounts of raw cherries and iced milk.   

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Zachary Taylor -

President Taylor's exact cause of death remains unknown. In 1991, the president's body was exhumed to explore the possibility of death from arsenic poisoning, however, the tests were negative. The more plausible theory for the president's death is cholera, contracted via the White House's water supply. 

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Willie Lincoln -

William Wallace Lincoln was the third child (out of four) of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. 

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Willie Lincoln -

The 11-year-old boy passed away on February 20, 1862, of typhoid fever. Willie Lincoln died in the Prince of Wales Room, which later became the President's Dining Room.

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Willie Lincoln -

Willie Lincoln was the second child to have died in the White House. 

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Frederick Dent -

Frederick Dent was the father of First Lady Julia Grant. He moved to the White House when his son-in-law, Ulysses S. Grant, became president.

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Frederick Dent -

Frederick Dent passed away on December 16, 1873. The 88-year-old was the first presidential in-law to have died in the White House.

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Elisha Hunt Allen -

Elisha Hunt Allen was an American congressman and diplomat for the Kingdom of Hawaii. 

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Elisha Hunt Allen -

President Chester A. Arthur held a diplomatic reception at the White House on New Year's Day 1883 and Allen was invited.

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Elisha Hunt Allen -

Elisha Hunt Allen attended the reception, but died of a heart attack. He was 78. 

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Caroline Harrison -

Caroline Harrison was the wife of the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison.

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Caroline Harrison -

Harrison played a key role in the renovation of the White House, including the installation of electricity. She also started the tradition of the White House Christmas tree. 

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Caroline Harrison -

In 1891 Caroline Harrison contracted tuberculosis and succumbed to the disease on October 25, 1892.

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Ellen Wilson -

Ellen Wilson was the first wife of the 28th president, Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was the most recent First Lady to die during her tenure. 

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Ellen Wilson -

In 1914, Ellen Wilson tripped and fell in her bedroom. The consequences were not serious, but while examining her, the physician discovered she suffered from Bright's disease (aka nephritis), a serious kidney condition.

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Ellen Wilson -

First Lady Ellen Wilson died on August 6, 1914. President Wilson wasn't made aware of his wife's illness until two days before she passed. 

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Charles G. Ross -

Charles Ross was a journalist best known for his role as the White House Press Secretary from 1945 to 1950 during the administration of President Harry S. Truman. 

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Charles G. Ross -

Ross, who was a childhood classmate of both the president and his wife, died on December 5, 1950. Charles Ross collapsed at his desk with a heart attack caused by coronary occlusion.

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Charles G. Ross -

"The friend of my youth, who became a tower of strength when the responsibilities of high office so unexpectedly fell to me, is gone. Patriotism and integrity, honor and honesty, lofty ideals and nobility of intent were his guides and ordered his life from boyhood onward. He saw life steady and saw it whole. We shall miss him as a public servant and mourn him as a friend," said President Truman in a statement. 

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Margaret Wallace -

Margaret Wallace was the mother of First Lady Bess Truman and the mother-in-law of President Harry S. Truman. She was critical of the president and known for addressing him as "Mr. Truman."

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Margaret Wallace -

Margaret Wallace moved into the White House when her son-in-law became president, where she died on December 5, 1952, at the age of 90.

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An accident at the gates -

On May 4, 2024, a motorist crashed into the White House gate and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified as 57-year-old James Chester Lewis Jr. from North Carolina. 

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Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed that  there was "no threat to the White House" and "no threat or public safety implications."

Sources: (The White House Historical Association) (Business Insider) (Listverse) (The Guardian) 

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