Jane Irwin Harrison | |
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Acting First Lady of the United States | |
In role March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Serving with Anna Harrison | |
President | William Henry Harrison |
Preceded by | Angelica Van Buren (acting) |
Succeeded by | Letitia Christian Tyler |
Personal details | |
Born | Jane Findlay Irwin July 23, 1804 Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 1847 (aged 42) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | William Henry Harrison Jr.
(m. 1821; died 1838)Lewis Whiteman (m. 1842) |
Jane Irwin Harrison (July 23, 1804 – May 11, 1846) was the First Lady of the United States for a very brief period. She was married to William Henry Harrison Jr. William was the son of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States. As the daughter-in-law of the president, she acted as the First Lady for about a month in 1841. She acted as his official hostess during his brief tenure in office, which lasted for a month in 1841. President’s wife Anna Harrison was very ill, and she could not go out of their home in Ohio, when her husband moved to take up the presidency.