William Henry Harrison
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
" A democratic newspaper then wrote that all Harrison wanted was a pension, a log cabin, and plenty of hard cider. They took it to their advantage by saying that Harrison was "the log cabin, hard cider" candidate. In office he stated, "I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free. He was buried in William Henry Harrison Memorial State Park, North Bend, Ohio. The Whigs said that Buren was the reason for the hard times in the country. Many of the Indians were not happy with this and united with Tecumseh to fight the settlers in which would become the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. In, 1816, he was elected to the House of Representatives. Harrison then won by 147,000 votes, but still had a huge electoral majority. He resigned from the office in 1828 to accept an appointment with John Quincy Adams for the U. Van Buren beat Harrison for presidency in the campaign of 1836 by a landslide. The Whigs took this "cut down" and turned in for the good. During the War of 1812 Harrison was appointed major general and in October of 1813 his troops beat down combined Indian and British troops in the Battle of Thames in Ontario. Then he was charged with spending the public's money unnecessarily, but the charges were dropped after the investigating committee found the charge to be wrong.
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