William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison
Portrait, 1840
9th President of the United States
In office March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
Vice President	John Tyler
Preceded by	Martin Van Buren
Succeeded by	John Tyler
United States Minister to Colombia
In office February 5, 1829 – September 26, 1829
Nominated by	John Quincy Adams
Preceded by	Beaufort Watts
Succeeded by	Thomas Moore
United States Senator from Ohio
In office March 4, 1825 – May 20, 1828
Preceded by	Ethan Brown
Succeeded by	Jacob Burnet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district
In office October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	John McLean
Succeeded by	Thomas Ross
Governor of the Indiana Territory
In office January 10, 1801 – December 28, 1812
Appointed by	John Adams
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Posey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory's At-large district
In office March 4, 1799 – May 14, 1800
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Paul Fearing
Secretary of the Northwest Territory
In office June 28, 1798 – October 1, 1799
Governor	Arthur St. Clair Charles Byrd
Preceded by	Winthrop Sargent
Succeeded by	Charles Byrd
Personal details
Born	(1773-02-09)February 9, 1773 Charles City County, Virginia
Died	April 4, 1841(1841-04-04) (aged 68) Washington D.C.
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig party
Spouse(s)	Anna Symmes Harrison

William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the 9th president of the United States. His nickname was "Old Tippecanoe" and he was a well-respected war veteran. Harrison served the shortest term of any United States president. His term lasted for exactly one month.^[1]

He was elected president in 1840, and took the oath of office on March 4, 1841. His inauguration speech lasted an hour and forty minutes. William Henry Harrison caught a serious case of pneumonia, and on April 4 that same year he died. He was the first president to die in office.^[2] Harrison was the oldest president to take office at 68 years, 23 days, until it was outdone in 1981 by Ronald Reagan who assumed the presidency at the age of 69. He was the last president to be born before the United States Declaration of Independence.

His grandson was the 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.

1. ↑ William Henry Harrison at White House.gov
2. ↑ Watson, Robert P.; Gordon, Ann (2003). Anticipating Madam President. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-58826-113-7. Retrieved 31 January 2010.