Who was the first president to have an assassination attempt carried out against him?

Question

Who was the first president to have an assassination attempt carried out against him?

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ANDREW JACKSON brThe first assassination attempt of a president occurred in when Richard Lawrence, , approached Andrew Jackson on a Washington street corner and aimed a derringer at point blank range. The gun missfired, but much to the shock of the president, Lawrence produced another derringer and attempted the assassination again. The second gun also missfired. Lawrence was later declared insane and died in an institution.