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Who was President twice but not consecutively?
The first Democrat elected after the Civil War in 1885, our 22nd and 24th President Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later (1885-1889 and 1893-1897).
How many presidents have won two non consecutive terms?
| Grover Cleveland | |
|---|---|
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 | |
| Vice President | Adlai Stevenson |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Succeeded by | William McKinley |
Who was President in1899?
| William McKinley | |
|---|---|
| In office March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 | |
| Vice President | Garret Hobart (1897–1899) None (1899–1901) Theodore Roosevelt (Mar–Sep 1901) |
| Preceded by | Grover Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Roosevelt |
What President served 3 terms?
Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States presidential election. He remains the only president to serve for more than two terms.
Who was the first president to serve 2 terms?
Presidents by time in office
| Rank | President | Number of terms |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Three full terms; died 2 months and 23 days into fourth term |
| 2 tie | Thomas Jefferson | Two full terms |
| James Madison | Two full terms | |
| James Monroe | Two full terms |
Has any president won nonconsecutive terms?
Born in this modest house in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18, 1837, Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.
How many presidents served 2 terms?
Why can the president only serve 2 terms?
The Constitution had no limit on how many times a person could be elected as president. The nation’s first president, George Washington chose not to try to be elected for a third term. This suggested that two terms were enough for any president.