The American backwoodsman…clad in his hunting shirt, the product of his domestic industry and fighting for the country he loves, he is more than a match for the vile but splendid mercenary of a European despot.
9th President, 1841, Died in office April 4, 1841
Harrison was the oldest president to be elected to the presidency until Ronald Reagan became President in 1981. He was also the first president to die while in office, dying only thirty two days after his inauguration, giving him the shortest tenure as a President in history.
Prior to his election to President of the United States, William Henry Harrison was the first territorial congressional delegate from the Northwest Territory. He was also the governor of the Indiana Territory and was a U.S. Representative and a senator from the state of Ohio. His claim to fame was gained by leading United States forces against the American Indians in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe, thus earning the nickname, "Tippecanoe" or "Old Tippecanoe." In addition, he was a general in the War of 1812, where he fought and won the Battle of the Thames in 1813, which brought about an end to fighting in the Northwest territory.
His father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was elected President in 1889.
Harrison was the oldest president to be elected to the presidency until Ronald Reagan became President in 1981. He was also the first president to die while in office, dying only thirty two days after his inauguration, giving him the shortest tenure as a President in history.
Prior to his election to President of the United States, William Henry Harrison was the first territorial congressional delegate from the Northwest Territory. He was also the governor of the Indiana Territory and was a U.S. Representative and a senator from the state of Ohio. His claim to fame was gained by leading United States forces against the American Indians in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe, thus earning the nickname, "Tippecanoe" or "Old Tippecanoe." In addition, he was a general in the War of 1812, where he fought and won the Battle of the Thames in 1813, which brought about an end to fighting in the Northwest territory.
His father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was elected President in 1889.
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