William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and a military leader known for his frontier campaigns and brief, 31-day presidency.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
member of the Whig Party
military officer
politician
allegiance United States Army
birthDate 1773-02-09
birthPlace Charles City County, Virginia
Virginia
burialPlace William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial
campaignSlogan Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child John Scott Harrison
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1841-04-04
education Hampden–Sydney College
election United States presidential election, 1840
familyName Harrison
fullName William Henry Harrison
givenName William
grandchild Benjamin Harrison
knownFor shortest presidency in U.S. history
militaryConflict Northwest Indian War
Tecumseh’s War
War of 1812
militaryRank major general
nickname Old Tippecanoe
notableWork Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of the Thames
numberOfChildren 10
occupation politician
soldier
officeHeld Governor of the Indiana Territory
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
President of the United States
U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia
United States Senator from Ohio
Vice President of the United States
ordinalNumberInOffice 9
politicalParty Whig Party
positionPrecededBy Martin Van Buren
positionSucceededBy John Tyler
previousPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
relative Benjamin Harrison
religion Episcopalianism
residence North Bend, Ohio
spouse Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
termEnd 1841-04-04
termStart 1841-03-04


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