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James Madison was the shortest and lightest US president, at 5’4″ and 100lbs. Warren G. Harding had the biggest feet, FDR used a wheelchair, John Tyler had the most children, and 4 presidents were assassinated.
James Madison was both the shortest and lightest president of the United States. He was only 5’4″ tall (about 162cm) and weighed about 100lbs (about 45kg). He was known to be generally frail in appearance and suffered from chronic arthritis and frozen nose. In contrast, the tallest president, Abraham Lincoln, was 6’4″ (193 cm), and the heaviest president, William Taft, weighed over 300 pounds (more than 136 kg).
Learn more about US presidents:
The 29th president of the United States – Warren G. Harding – had the biggest feet of any US president. He wore size 14 shoes (about a 48 in European sizes).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only US president to have used a wheelchair. He was crippled by polio.
US President John Tyler – number 10 – had the most children – 15.
Four presidents have been assassinated in office: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. Six others survived assassination attempts: Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.
