Presidents of the United States of America
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9 - William Henry Harrison
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: February 9, 1773
Birthplace: Berkeley plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
Father: Benjamin Harrison V (1726-1791)
Mother: Elizabeth Bassett (1730-1792)
Height at Prime: Average height
Physical Description: Slim, thin brown hair, angular face, fair complexion, closely set eyes, thin lips, strong jaw
Religion: Episcopalian
Wife: Anna Tuthill Symmes (July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864)
Marriage Date: November 25, 1795
Marriage Place: Home of Dr. Stephen Wood, treasurer of the Northwest Territory, North Bend, Ohio
Children:
-- Elizabeth Bassett Harrison Short (September 29, 1796 – September 26, 1846)
-- John Cleves Symmes Harrison (October 28, 1798 – October 30, 1830)
-- Lucy Singleton Harrison Este (September 1800 – April 7, 1826)
-- William Henry Harrison Jr. (September 3, 1802 – February 6, 1838)
-- John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878)
-- Benjamin Harrison (1806 – June 9, 1840)
-- Mary Symmes Harrison Thornton (January 22, 1809 – November 16, 1842)
-- Carter Bassett Harrison (October 26, 1811 – August 12, 1839)
-- Anna Tuthill Harrison Taylor (October 28, 1813 – July 5, 1845)
-- James Findlay Harrison (1814 – 1817)
Death Date: April 4, 1841
Death Place: White House. Washington, District of Columbia
Cause of Death: Pleurisy and pneumonia
Final Words: “I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.â€
1st Burial Place: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia
2nd Burial Place: Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio
Professional Statistics:
Soldier in the Indian wars in the Northwest Territory (1793-1797)
Secretary of the Northwest Territory (1798-1799)
Northwest Territory Delegate to the U.S. House (1799-1800)
Governor of Indiana Territory (1800-1812)
General in the War of 1812 (1812-1814)
U.S. Representative (1816-1819)
Ohio State Senator (1819-1821)
U.S. Senator (1825-1828)
U.S. Minister to Colombia (1828-1829)
9th President of the United States (1841)
Political Party: Whig
His Vice President: John Tyler (1841)
Events During Presidency:
Had the shortest administration on record
