2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Age and Birthday comparison

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), the country’s 26th president (1901-1909), was the youngest to have held the office. Serving as vice-president, Roosevelt was elevated to the presidency following the assassination of President William McKinley (1843-1901) in 1901. He was 42 years, 322 days old during his inauguration on September 14, 1901.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), our 35th president (1961-1963), was the youngest president elected to the office. He was 43 years, 236 days old during his inauguration, which was held on January 20, 1961.

Our 40th president, Ronald Reagan, was the oldest to assume the presidency. He was 69 years, 349 days old at his inauguration. At 77 years, 348 days, Reagan is also the oldest to leave office.

President Barack Obama was 47 years, 169 days during his inauguration, the fifth youngest, behind Roosevelt, Kennedy, Bill Clinton (46y, 156d) and Ulysees S. Grant (46y, 311d).

Complete List: Age during Inauguration

Nos	President	Age at Inauguration
Nos	President	Age at Inauguration
1	George Washington	57 years, 67 days
2	John Adams	61 years, 125 days
3	Thomas Jefferson	57 years, 325 days
4	James Madison	57 years, 353 days
5	James Monroe	58 years, 310 days
6	John Quincy Adams	57 years, 236 days
7	Andrew Jackson	61 years, 354 days
8	Martin Van Buren	54 years, 89 days
9	William Henry Harrison	68 years, 23 days
10	John Tyler	51 years, 6 days
11	James K. Polk	49 years, 122 days
12	Zachary Taylor	64 years, 100 days
13	Millard Fillmore	50 years, 183 days
14	Franklin Pierce	48 years, 101 days
15	James Buchanan	65 years, 315 days
16	Abraham Lincoln	52 years, 20 days
17	Andrew Johnson	56 years, 107 days
18	Ulysses S. Grant	46 years, 311 days
19	Rutherford B. Hayes	54 years, 151 days
20	James A. Garfield	49 years, 105 days
21	Chester A. Arthur	51 years, 349 days
22	Grover Cleveland	47 years, 351 days
23	Benjamin Harrison	55 years, 196 days
24	Grover Cleveland	55 years, 351 days
25	William McKinley	54 years, 34 days
26	Theodore Roosevelt	42 years, 322 days
27	William Howard Taft	51 years, 170 days
28	Woodrow Wilson	56 years, 66 days
29	Warren G. Harding	55 years, 122 days
30	Calvin Coolidge	51 years, 29 days
31	Herbert Hoover	54 years, 206 days
32	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51 years, 33 days
33	Harry S. Truman	60 years, 339 days
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	62 years, 98 days
35	John F. Kennedy	43 years, 236 days
36	Lyndon B. Johnson	55 years, 87 days
37	Richard Nixon	56 years, 11 days
38	Gerald Ford	61 years, 26 days
39	Jimmy Carter	52 years, 111 days
40	Ronald Reagan	69 years, 349 days
41	George H. W. Bush	64 years, 222 days
42	Bill Clinton	46 years, 154 days
43	George W. Bush	54 years, 198 days
44	Barack Obama	47 years, 169 days

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Newt Gingrich

Gingrich Age and Birthday

• Born: Newton Leroy Gingrich on Thursday June 17th, 1943

• Newt Gingrich is 68 years old.

• Newt Gingrich was born in Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Kathyern Lane

Lane Age and Birthday

• Born: Kathyern Louise Lane on Tuesday October 18th, 1966

• Kathyern Lane is 45 years old.