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Oct 29, 2009 · In 1836, Harrison was a Whig Party candidate for the U.S. presidency (the recently established Whigs ran three presidential candidates in different parts of the nation that year).
Early in 1835 Harrison began to be mentioned as a suitable presidential candidate for the nascent Whig Party in the 1836 election. He was nominated as one of the splintered new party’s three candidates at large public meetings in Pennsylvania, New York , and Maryland (the Whigs had neither a unifying platform nor a national convention).
Overview. William Henry Harrison served the shortest time of any American President—only thirty-two days. He also was the first President from the Whig Party. He had won his nickname, “Old Tip,” as the tough commanding general of American forces who defeated hostile Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe in the Ohio River Valley in ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Synopsis. Born in Virginia on February 9, 1773, William Henry Harrison became the ninth president of the United States in 1841. Elected at age 67, he was then the oldest man to take the office ...
Feb 13, 2023 · William Henry Harrison was the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841. He was born on February 9, 1773, in Charles City County, Virginia. Harrison was a member of the Whig Party and he is best known for his brief presidency, which ended after just 31 days because of his death from pneumonia.
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...
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.
