Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of a predecessor. Tyler assumed office when President William Henry Harrison died only 32 days into his term as president. James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). Polk was born in North Carolina. He later lived in and became Governor of the state of Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as Speaker of the House (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841) before becoming president. Polk was an ardent supporter of Andrew Jackson. Polk was considered the last
President Broz Tito and François Duvalier died in office. Kim Il-sung was named Eternal President of the Republic after his death. In ancient Rome, Lucius Cornelius Sulla appointed himself in 82 BC to an entirely new office, "dictator rei publicae constituendae causa" ("dictator for the making of laws and for the settling of the constitution"), which was functionally identical to the dictatorate "rei gerundae causa" ("for the matter to be done," e.g., a military command against a specific enemy) except that it lacked any set time limit, although Sulla held this office for over two years before he voluntarily abdicated and