Pierce suffered from tuberculosis of the lungs. His wife Jane was also constantly ill from tuberculosis. Side note:...
Polk was only 49 years old at his inauguration and was nicknamed “young hickory” after his mentor, President...
President John Tyler was otherwise known as “His Accidency” because he took office when President William Henry Harrison...
Harrison is one of the most intriguing presidents when it comes to health. At the time (in 1841),...
