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William Harrison

William Harrison

Concise Biography, History & Facts About President William Harrison
Ninth President - William Henry Harrison
William Harrison Lifespan - 1773 - 1841
Place of Birth - February 9, 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia 
Term as President - 1841 ( He was the first president to die in office )
William Harrison Political Party - Whig
Vice President / Vice Presidents - John Tyler
Religion - Episcopalian
William Harrison, Military Experience - Served in the Second Seminole Indian wars in the NW territory

Name of Wife - William Harrison was married to Anna Tuthill Symmes in 1795 
Career of William Harrison - Politician, Statesman
Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798
Territorial Delegate to Congress, 1799-1801
Territorial Governor of Indiana, 1801-13
U.S. Congressman from Ohio, 1816-19
United States Senator, 1825-28
Minister to Colombia, 1828-29
Place of Death - William Harrison died on
April 4, 1841. He died in Washington D.C. whilst still in office
Next President: President John Tyler

Facts and History in the biography of President William Harrison
William Harrison
was secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1798 and governor of Indiana in 1800. In 1811, Harrison won a nominal victory over the Indians at Tippecanoe and in 1813 a more decisive one at the Battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh was killed. He resigned from the army in 1814. Harrison had a career in politics and diplomacy and was nominated for president in 1835 as a military hero. Harrison's inaugural address was the longest of any president, lasting for nearly two hours, in bitterly cold conditions.  He caught a cold that led pneumonia and his death after only serving one month as President. He was the first president to die in office.

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President William Harrison

  • Description of President William Harrison - Height 5 feet 8 inches

  • Harrison was stern, tall, and austere
  • William Harrison suffered from the following illnesses : ulcer, stress and pneumonia
  • Harrison's grandson was President Benjamin Harrison
  • William Harrison died of pneumonia
  • Age at Inauguration - 68 years old
  • William Harrison Age at Death - 68 years old - just one month following his Inauguration
  • Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was William Harrison

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The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. William Harrison has not appeared on US currency.

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