William Henry Harrison | |
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![]() 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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
Preceded by | Winthrop Sargent |
Succeeded by | Charles Byrd |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles City County, Virginia | February 9, 1773
Died | April 4, 1841 Washington D.C. | (aged 68)
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.
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