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Did You Know?
He was the first president to die in office.
He served one month, the shortest term of any president.
He gave the longest inauguration speech of any president (8,445 words).
He was the first candidate to have a campaign slogan---"Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too."
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Key Events in the Administration
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William Henry Harrison
(February 9, 1773 - April 4, 1841)
Life Facts
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Personal:
First Lady: Jane Irwin Harrison, daughter-in-law
Wife's Maiden Name: Anna Tuthill Symmes
Number of Children: 10
Education Level: College
School Attended: Hampden-Sydney College
Religion: Episcopalian
Profession: Military
Military Service: Major General
Public Service:
Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1841 - 4/4/1841
Presidency Number: 9
Number of Terms: 1
Why Presidency Ended: Died in office
Party: Whig
His Vice President(s): John Tyler
Senator: Ohio (1825-1828)
House of Representatives: Ohio (1816-1819)
State Legislative Service: OH (1819-1821)
Other Offices: Secretary of the Northwest Territory; Delegate to US House; Minister to Colombia; Governor of Indiana Territory
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Berkeley Plantation
Gravesite: Harrison Tomb State Memorial
Home: Grouseland
Other Sites: Tippecanoe Battlefield
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
Related Links
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Papers: Library of Congress - Washington, DC, 202-70-5387
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Presidents Programs from
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Programming includes:
William Henry Harrison Life Portrait: From the Tippecanoe Battlefield - Battleground, IN
Guests included: James Huston, author, Counterpoint: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison; Doug Clanin, editor, Harrison's papers from 1800 - 1815, Indiana Historical Society; and Cindy Bedell, site manager, Tippecanoe Battlefield Watch | Order Videotape
Jim Curtis and Malcom Jamieson on Harrison's birthplace Watch
Doug Brinkley on Harrisons military career Watch
Gerard Gawalt on Harrison's papers Watch
1995 Washington Journal on William Henry Harrison Watch
Don Ritchie, Senate historian, on Harrisons congressional career Watch
Gerard Gawalt on Harrisons inaugural address Watch
Michael Beschloss, LBJ biographer, on presidential libraries and museums Watch
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