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William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773. Joining the army in 1791, he was active in Indian fighting in the Northwest, became secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1798 and governor of Indiana in 1800. He married Anna Symmes in 1795. Growing discontent over white encroachments on Indian lands led to the formation of an Indian alliance under Tecumseh to resist further aggressions. In 1811, Harrison won a nominal victory over the Indians at Tippecanoe and in 1813 a more decisive one at the Battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh was killed.
After resigning from the army in 1814, Harrison had an obscure career in politics and diplomacy, ending up 20 years later as a county recorder in Ohio. Nominated for president in 1835 as a military hero whom the conservative politicians hoped to be able to control, he ran surprisingly well against Van Buren in 1836. Four years later, he defeated Van Buren but caught pneumonia and died in Washington on April 4, 1841, a month after his inauguration. Harrison was the first president to die in office.
Harrison was known as the "Eagle of the West". Served with distinction under Gen. Wayne, against the Indians; was Secretary of the Northwestern Territory; member of the U.S. Congress; Governor of Indiana Territory; defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the British and Indians at Fort Meigs and the Thames; served with distinction as U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as Minister to Columbia; was the ninth President of the U.S. and the oldest president elected to office. He gave his inauguration speech in the rain and snow, caught pneumonia and died in office.
The Harrison's lived in Vincennes from 1800-1812.
He was called "Tippecanoe". The Phopet, and Tecumseh were killed in these battles. He rode his white horse in the inauguration parade and caught pneumonia. On April 4, 1841, he died--the first President to die in office--and with him died the Whig program.
William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S. president, was the first to die in office --- in 1841 --- and served the shortest time: one month. He was also the Whig party's first successful candidate, elected largely due to his Indian fighting exploits at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Harrison was the first to actively campaign for the presidency and his campaign was the first to have a slogan --- "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." He gave the longest inaugural address at 8,445 words or 90 minutes. Despite his 1840 campaign image as a hard cider-swilling frontiersman seated on a "buckeye bench" in his log cabin, Harrison was born on the James River in Charles County, Virginia, to a wealthy, politically prominent family. (His father, Benjamin, signed the Declaration of Independence, and his grandson, Benjamin, became 23rd president in 1889.) Although he had medical aspirations, Harrison in 1791 began eight years with the U.S. Army, including a stint under Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne. He became secretary of the Northwest Territory and became its delegate to Congress. Harrison made his first big mark in 1798, becoming governor of the Indiana Territory for 12 years. He opened up the territory's vast land to American settlers by defeating Indian tribes and acquiring acreage cheaply. (One deal got 51 million acres of land for the United States at 200 acres a penny.) Harrison's greatest fame came when he led 950 men to defeat Shawnee Chief Tecumseh's 650 braves at the Battle of Tippecanonoe on Nov. 7, 1811. (That led to his nickname, "Old Tip.") During the War of 1812, Major General Harrison would recapture Detroit and later kill Tecumseh at the Battle of Thames River. After the war, Harrison served in the House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate, U.S. Senate, and as minister to Colombia. He was defeated in 1836 by Democratic Vice President Martin Van Buren for the presidency. After four years of spirited campaigning, however, courting party leaders and veterans, Harrison beat Van Buren, largely due to poor economic times. (His advisers also advised him to hide his staunch pro-slavery views.) Until Ronald Reagan, Harrison at 68 would be the oldest man sworn in as president. He became ill after delivering his lengthy inaugural address and riding in his parade in the cold, rainy weather with no hat or outer coat. Also worn down by office seekers, Harrison caught pneumonia and died in the Executive Mansion. His wife of 45 years, Anna Tuthill Symmes, the mother of their children, would survive her husband by 23 years. Ironically, Harrison had promised in his inaugural address he would not serve a second term
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