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Biography of William Henry Harrison by Encyclopedia Britannica . Related Documents. Search all documents. March 04, 1841. Inaugural Address. March 04, 1841.
William Henry Harrison. Born February 9, 1773 Berkeley, Virginia. Died April 4, 1841 Washington, D.C.. General, president of the United States. In the years leading up to the War of 1812, William Henry Harrison, while serving as governor of Indiana Territory, negotiated a number of treaties through which Native Americans sold their traditional lands to the United States government.
William Henry Harrison was the first Whig to enter office, and the first President to die in office. Harrison's significance in presidential history does not lie in his brief term in office, but rather in the innovative campaign techniques designed by his party to secure him the office.
Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the 1840 campaign remade Harrison as a heroic western Indian fighter, living in a log cabin and drinking ...
William Henry Harrison, (born Feb. 9, 1773, Charles City county, Va.—died April 4, 1841, Washington, D.C., U.S.),Ninth president of the U.S. (1841). Born into a politically prominent family, he enlisted in the army at age 18 and served under Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history.
May 14, 2018 · William Henry Harrison. William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), the ninth president of the United States, was an early administrator of the American territorial system. He gained fame as an Indian fighter and military hero before becoming president. William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773, into one of the state ...
