Windfield Scott (Potatoman5849)

Windfield Scott served as the 18th President of the United States briefly from March 4, 1869 to March 5, 1869. He was a Civil war hero who won by a landslide against incumbent President Andrew Johnson.

One day after he was sworn in as the 18th President an mentally unstable aid to the President rushed into a meeting where the President was discussing an appointment to the Secretary of War with Vice President Grant, where he shot both of them twice.

President Scott died imminently however the Vice President survived and was sworn in as the 19th President later that day.

Windfield Scott would become the shortest serving President in American history until President Julián Castro who served only 6 hours as President.