William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), was 9th President of the United States. The oldest president up until then, he was also the first to die in office, surviving only one month. With his known Indian fighting his was given the nickname "Old Tippecanoe" and "Old Tip." He was the first presidential candidate to campaign actively for office. His election slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!"

William Henry Harrison was born on Feb. 9, 1773, on the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. He was the youngest of seven children, four girls and three boys. His parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, were from prominent Virginia families. The Harrison's father had served in both Continental Congresses and signed the Declaration of Independence.

Harrison received his early education at home. He entered Hampden-Sydney College in 1787 and later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania to study medicine. After his father died in 1791, Harrison dropped medicine and joined the Army. George Washington, a friend of his father, approved this decision. There he served for seven successful years.

Harrison served as a soldier in early American wars. There he fought a battle on the Great Miami River and developed a plan

which led to an American victory. In 1795, he witnessed and signed the Treaty of Greenville. Thereafter he was promoted to captain and given the command of Fort Washington, Ohio. While at Fort Washington he met his wife Anna Symmes. They had ten children, six sons and four daughters. One of them, John Scott Harrison, was the father of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President.

Harrison only faced one problem during his presidency in which he turned the problem over to Daniel Webster. This problem was known as the Caroline affair. Webster negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842 and all was good.

One cold March morning, he went out to buy vegetables and suffered a severe chill. The cold he had caught on inauguration day now developed into pneumonia. Harrison died on April 4, 1841, 12 & 1/2 hours short of 31 full days in office. He was buried in William Henry Harrison Memorial State Park, North Bend, Ohio. And was the first president to die in office.

In 1800, he was named secretary of the Northwest Territory and later become governor of the Indiana Territory. While in office he demanded that American Indians be inoculated against smallpox and banned from the purchasing of liquor. He

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