William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison
1835 portrait
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 Gran Colombia
In office February 5, 1829 – September 26, 1829
President	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Beaufort Taylor Watts
Succeeded by	Thomas Patrick Moore
United States Senator from Ohio
In office March 4, 1825 – May 20, 1828
Preceded by	Ethan Allen Brown
Succeeded by	Jacob Burnet
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Hamilton County district
In office December 5, 1819 – December 2, 1821
Preceded by	Ephraim Brown
Succeeded by	Ephraim Brown
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 R. Ross
1st Governor of the Indiana Territory
In office January 10, 1801 – December 28, 1812
Appointed by	John Adams
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Thomas Posey
Delegate to 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	William McMillan
2nd Secretary of the Northwest Territory
In office June 28, 1798 – October 1, 1799
Governor	Arthur St. Clair
Preceded by	Winthrop Sargent
Succeeded by	Charles Willing Byrd
Personal details
Born	(1773-02-09)February 9, 1773 Charles City County, Virginia, British America
Died	April 4, 1841(1841-04-04) (aged 68) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death	Enteric fever
Resting place	Harrison Tomb State Memorial
Political party	Democratic-Republican (before 1828) Whig (from 1836)
Spouse(s)	Anna Symmes ​ (m. 1795)​
Children	10, including John, 2 with Dilsia, including Marie Harrison
Father	Benjamin Harrison V
Relatives	Harrison family of Virginia
Education	Hampden–Sydney College University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Soldier politician
Awards	Congressional Gold Medal Thanks of Congress
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Indiana Territory militia
Years of service	1791–1798 1811 1812–1814
Rank	Major general
Unit	Legion of the United States
Commands	Army of the Northwest
Battles/wars	Northwest Indian War Siege of Fort Recovery Battle of Fallen Timbers Tecumseh's War Battle of Tippecanoe War of 1812 Siege of Fort Wayne Battle of the Thames

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.