William Henry Harrison
1773 – 1841 American 9th President of the United States
Ninth U.S. president with the shortest term in office.
- Religion
- Episcopalian
- Affiliations
- Whig Party; not a Freemason.
Harrison won fame as a general at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Elected president in 1840, he died of illness just 31 days into his term, the first president to die in office. His death triggered the first constitutional test of presidential succession.
Connections
- family of Benjamin Harrison — Grandfather of the 23rd president.
- family of Benjamin Harrison — Grandson of the ninth president.