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Mar 31, 2024 · Key events in the life of William Henry Harrison. William Henry Harrison (born February 9, 1773, Charles City county, Virginia [U.S.]—died April 4, 1841, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was the ninth president of the United States (1841), whose Indian campaigns, while he was a territorial governor and army officer, thrust him into the national ...
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 1811.
U.S. Presidents. William Harrison - Key Events. March 4, 1841. William Henry Harrison inaugurated as the ninth President of the United States. April 4, 1841. Harrison dies of pneumonia only one month after his inauguration, making him the first President to die while in office. President Harrison Dies.
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.
Presidency. Harrison, William Henry: inauguration. The inauguration of William Henry Harrison in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1841. Harrison was the first president-elect to travel by railroad to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration.
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...
He was nominated by the Whig Party in 1840 and won the election by less than 150,000 votes; however he captured the Electoral College in a landslide, 234 to 60, with strong support from the western and southern states.
