Harrison William Henry
William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 at his father’s family plantation called "Berkeley" located on the James River about 20 miles south of Richmond in Charles City County, Va. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later the governor of Virginia between 1781 and 1784 and the young Harrison always considered himself a "child of the Revolution". His mother, Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, was a member of the "first Families" of Virginia.William was privately tutored and mastered grammar and classics sufficient enough to meet the entrance requirements of Hampden-Sydney College in 1787 at the age of 14. He studied the classics and history and although he never finished, he proclaimed proficiency "in belles lettres information and particularly in history". In 1790 and 1791 he briefly studied medicine in Richmond and Philadelphia but after his father died in 1791, he switched interests to a military career. He obtained a commission as ensign in the First Regiment of Infantry of the Regular Army. In Aug. 16, 1791, Harrison managed to persuade a com
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