What US Presidents were widowers while they were president?

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Jefferson, van Buren, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur

Facts About the Presidents (sixth edition) p. 324

Sep 26 2008, 2:14 PM

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Those mentioned above were widowers for their entire terms.

John Tyler's was a widower for most of his "accidental" presidency.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-john-tyler-weds-his-second-wife

Woodrow Wilson was for over a year. His first wife, Ellen, died Aug. 6, 1914, and he married his second wife, Edith, Dec. 18, 1915. His term was from 1913-1921.