09.William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison  

(The 9th President of United States)

William Henry Harrison - The 9th President of United States

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Born                      : 9 February of 1773 at Virginia, America

Died                      : 4 April of 1841 at Washington, America

Age when Died     : 68 Years

Presidency Period : 4 March of 1841 – 14 April of 1841

Political Party       :  Whig

Vice president       : John Taylor

William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, pneumonia or paratyphoid fever 31 days into his term (the shortest tenure), becoming the first president to die in office. 

  -Source from: VOA Learning English

Harrison began his political career in 1798, when he was appointed Secretary of the Northwest Territory, and in 1799 he was elected as the territory's delegate in the House of Representatives. Two years later, President John Adams named him governor of the newly established Indiana Territory, a post he held until 1812. After the War of 1812, he moved to Ohio where he was elected to represent the state's 1st district in the House in 1816.

At 68 years, 23 days of age at the time of his inauguration, Harrison was the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency, a distinction he held until 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated at age 69 years, 349 days. Due to his brief tenure, scholars and historians often forgo listing him in historical presidential rankings. However, historian William W. Freeling calls him "the most dominant figure in the evolution of the Northwest territories into the Upper Midwest today".

^{®      Cause of Death – Typhoid fever}

  ^{®      Spouse – Anna Symmes}

 ^{®      Children – 10 Children}

 ^{®      Parents – Benjamin Harrison V (Father) &  Elizabeth Bassett (Mother)}