Mar 14, 2024 - History
Biden, Trump both older than past Ohio presidents
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The 2024 presidential rematch is a race between two of the oldest contenders in American history, Axios' Sareen Habeshian writes.
State of play: Both 81-year-old President Biden and 77-year-old former President Trump are older than any past president hailing from the Buckeye State.
Flashback: The average Ohioan president was 53½ years old when taking his last oath of office.
- William McKinley was the oldest at 58 during his second inauguration in 1901.
- Other presidents and their inauguration ages: Benjamin Harrison (55 years), Warren G. Harding (55), Rutherford B. Hayes (54), William Howard Taft (51), Ulysses S. Grant (50) and James A. Garfield (49).
Fun fact: William Henry Harrison was not born here, but was an Ohio resident when elected.
- He was 68 years old during his fateful, frigid inauguration address.
The intrigue: Upper Arlington's Vivek Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination, would have been just 39 on inauguration day next January.
- Fellow Ohioan Tim Ryan, who ran for president last cycle, would have been 47 on inauguration day in 2021.