William Henry Harrison
Ninth U.S. President
March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841*
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VICE
PRESIDENT
John Tyler |
FIRST
LADY
Anna Harrison |
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BORN: February 9, 1773 |
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| Berkeley, Virginia |
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CHILDREN: 6 Sons, 4 Daughters
Son John Scott Harrison was an
unsuccessful candidate for President.
John's son (William's grandson) BENJAMIN HARRISON became
our 23rd President. |
| MILITARY SERVICE: Indian Fighter,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army |
| PROFESSION: Medical Student,
Soldier, Statesman |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Whig |
| HOME STATE: Virginia |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: Governor,
Indiana Territory, Representative and Senator (Ohio) |
| NICKNAME: "Old Tippecanoe" |
| DIED: April 4,
1841 (Age -
67) FIRST U.S. President to DIE IN OFFICE |
| LAST WORDS:
"I cannot bear this. Don't trouble me." |
| BURIED:
North Bend, Ohio |
| "Give
him a barrel of hard cider and settle a pension of two thousand a year on him, and my word
for it, he will sit by the side of a 'sea coal' fire, and study moral philosophy." A Democratic Newspaper on Harrison during the election of 1840 |
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