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William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) served as the ninth president of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history.
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father.
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 limelight and led to his election in 1840. He was the ...
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.
William Henry Harrison was an Army general, governor, congressman and senator before becoming the ninth U.S. president and the first to die in office.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841) and the first to die in office.
Harrison’s primary task as governor was to secure more land for white settlers. He negotiated treaties for millions of acres in exchange for small amounts of money. When Native Americans refused to accept these agreements, or attacked encroaching settlements, Harrison responded with military force.
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.