William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the U.S ...

Jan 17, 2025 · 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 ...

Oct 29, 2009 · 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.

Jan 17, 2025 · Harrison also served in the Ohio Senate (1819–21) and the U.S. Senate (1825–28). In 1820 he made an unsuccessful run for governor of Ohio.

Military orders (1795-1797) from Fort Washington; personal letters (1813-1839) relating to Whig politics, states' rights, slavery, and presidential campaign; and material on establishing William Henry Harrison memorial in Ohio (1919).

Feb 13, 2023 · In February 1825, the Ohio General Assembly elected Harrison to a seat in the United States Senate. Harrison served in the 19th and 20th Congresses, from March 4, 1825, to May 20, 1828. During his tenure, Harrison supported John Quincy Adams ‘ faction of the Democratic-Republican Party.

From 1816 to 1828 Harrison served in Congress and in the Ohio Senate. As a senator in Ohio from 1819 to 1821, Harrison--who had once been a director of the Cincinnati branch of the United States Bank--took a firmly anti-bank tack, saying he had always been opposed to all banks.

An illustrated chronology of key events in the life of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), ninth president of the United States. Born, Charles City County, Virginia. His parents were Elizabeth Bassett Harrison and planter, merchant, and prominent politician Benjamin Harrison V …

Mar 16, 2017 · • Harrison had a varied political career after that, serving in the House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and, eventually, the United States Senate. He was also named an...

Mar 16, 2017 · • Harrison had a varied political career after that, serving in the House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and, eventually, the United States Senate. He was also named an...