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The William Henry Harrison Memorial in North Bend, Ohio. Harrison's death called attention to an ambiguity in Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution regarding succession to the presidency. The Constitution specifically provided for the vice president to take over the "Powers and Duties of the said Office" in the event of a ...
William Henry Harrison, nicknamed Old Tippecanoe, died just a month after taking office in 1841.His death is the first attributed to the Curse of Tippecanoe. The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse [1] or the Zero Curse [2]) is an urban legend [3] about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years divisible by 20.
6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 6 years, 325 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841) 2 years, 260 days after 7th president Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 21 years, 111 days after 9th president William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)
President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain and cold.
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
The Harrison family chose a site at the crest of Mt. Nebo on the family estate and the interment occurred July 7, 1841. In 1871, John Harrison sold all but 6 acres (2.4 ha) of the estate. He offered this portion, containing the tomb and other burial sites, to the state of Ohio in exchange for a pledge of perpetual maintenance. [3]
The first incumbent U.S. president to die was William Henry Harrison, on April 4, 1841, only one month after Inauguration Day. He died from complications of what at the time was believed to be pneumonia. [3] The second U.S. president to die in office, Zachary Taylor, died on July 9, 1850, from acute gastroenteritis. [4]
President Bill Clinton turns 70 in 2016. Here's some extraordinary facts on the 42nd President of the United States... 1. He is a large man at 6 foot, 2 inches tall.