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William Henry Harrison was the seventh and youngest child of Benjamin Harrison V and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison. Born on February 9, 1773, at Berkeley Plantation , the home of the Harrison family of Virginia on the James River in Charles City County , [ 1 ] he became the last United States president not born as an American citizen. [ 2 ]
Portrait of Harrison by Rembrandt Peale. William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773, on Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia.His father was the wealthy and influential Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Virginia. [1]
The delegates unanimously voted to nominate William Henry Harrison for president (who the party had supported for president the previous election along with Francis Granger for vice president) and Daniel Webster for vice president. However, when the Whig National Convention nominated Harrison with John Tyler as his running mate, the Anti ...
The Whigs chose William Henry Harrison because of his similarities to former president Andrew Jackson in the sense that he was a war hero [5] and a man of the people. [6] This approach proved successful because William Henry Harrison won the election by dominating the electoral college, despite winning by only 5% of the popular vote.
Henry Clay [78] 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: 5 in 13 cm 1840: William Henry Harrison: 5 ft 8 in 173 cm: Martin Van Buren: 5 ft 6 in 168 cm: 2 in 5 cm 1836: Martin Van Buren: 5 ft 6 in 168 cm: Hugh Lawson White [79] William Henry Harrison: 5 ft 11 in 5 ft 8 in: 180 cm 173 cm: 5 in 2 in: 13 cm 5 cm 1832: Andrew Jackson: 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: Henry Clay: 6 ft 1 ...
The arms of William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), of the James River Harrisons, are sourced to Yorkshire; they depict three eagles and are mentioned in the arms of "Harrison of the North", granted in England in 1574, as well as those of "Harrison of London", granted in 1613 with a pedigree dating from 1374.
The inauguration of William Henry Harrison as the ninth president of the United States was held on Thursday, March 4, 1841, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 14th inauguration and marked the commencement of the only four-year term of both William Henry Harrison as president and John Tyler as vice ...
Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William Henry Harrison.She served in the role for only one month, as her husband contracted pneumonia and died shortly after his term began.