Basic information

Chinese name: William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison

Nickname: Hero of Tippecannon

Birthplace: Virginia

Born: (Guisi year) February 9, Berkeley, Virginia

Died: Washington, D.C.

Father: Benjamin Harrison

Mother: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison

Mrs.: Anna Harrison ( AnnaTuthillSymmesHarrison)

Children: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison (1796-1846), John Cleves Symmes Harrison (1798-1830), Lucy Synge Newton Harrison Esther (1800-1826), William Henry Harrison Jr. (1802-1838), John Scott Harrison (1804-1878), Benjamin Harrison (1806 -1840), Mary Simms Harrison (1809-1842), Carter Bassett Harrison (1811-1839), Anna Tuthill Harrison (1813-1865), James Findlay Harrison (1814-1817)

Religion: Episcopalian

Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College

Occupation: Soldier

Political party: Whig

Presidential term: March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841

Other*** Position: Minister of the Northwest Territory , 1798 Congressional Representative, 1799-1801 Indiana Governor, 1801-1813 U.S. Congressman--Ohio, 1816-1819 State Senator, 1825-1828 Minister sent to Columbia, 1828-1829 Personal Overview

William Henry Harrison was a military strategist who won victories against the Indians. He died in office in 1841. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was the 23rd President of the United States. Harrison came from a distinguished family. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was the governor of Virginia and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Harrison was the youngest of his parents' seven children. He had notable achievements in the Second American-British War.

He ran for president in 1840 and won the election. He was 68 years old when he took office. He felt a cold during the inauguration ceremony, which later turned into pneumonia. He became ill and died of illness after only one month on the job. He was the first president of the United States to die in the White House and in office. He himself has no clear political platform and did not take any major actions during his administration.

Harrison married Anna Sims in 1795, and they had six sons and four daughters. Perhaps because his reign was so short, there are very few records about his children. Although his three sons became famous through their own efforts, one of whom was the father of the 23rd President Benjamin Harrison, the other children have only the simplest records in history. Most of Harrison's 10 children lived short lives, dying in their 30s, and most died before he assumed the nation's highest office in his later years.

Slim build, medium height. His thinning brown hair, which turned completely gray when he was elected president, he casually combed it forward over his forehead or parted it slightly to the right. The face is thin and angular, with fair complexion and a sharp nose bridge. The long nose is very prominent on the face. The eyes are close together, the eyebrows are narrow, the lips are thin, and the chin is strong. A woman once described his expression as "serene and charming." William Henry Harrison was straightforward, good-natured, affable and approachable. The Rev. Timothy Flint, who frequently visited him at his home in North Bend, Ohio, described him as a courteous, hospitable, kind-hearted and extremely humble man.

Ancestry Profile

Harrison was descended from King Henry III of England (1207-1272) through his grandmother, Anne Carter Harrison. On his paternal side, five generations before him had been named Benjamin Harrison. Benjamin Harrison I, the father of the president's great-great-grandfather, immigrated to the United States from England (the exact location is unknown). He had settled in Virginia in 1632, served as clerk of the state committee, and became the state of Virginia. One of the largest landowners. Benjamin Harrison II, the president's great-great-grandfather, served sporadically in the colonial Virginia General Assembly from 1680 to 1698 and on the Virginia State Council from 1698 to 1712. Benjamin Harrison III was the president's great-grandfather. He served as Virginia's attorney general from 1702 to 1705; from 1705 to 1705, he served as speaker of the Virginia General Assembly; from 1705 to 1710, he served as treasurer of the colony. Benjamin Harrison IV, the president's grandfather, served as a militia colonel, county sheriff, and served intermittently in the Virginia General Assembly from 1734 to 1744. He was struck by lightning and died. William Henry Harrison's personal history

William Henry Harrison studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the founding fathers of the United States and a famous doctor. He joined the army at the age of 18 and served as an aide-de-camp to General Anthony Wayne. In 1798, he was appointed minister of the Northwest Territories. In 1798, he was appointed governor of the newly established state of Indiana. He seized 30 million acres of land from the Indians and incorporated it into the state. In 1812, the British army and the Indians jointly invaded Indiana, and the United States declared war on Britain. Harrison, as commander of the Union Army in the Northwest, won the Battle of the Thames River. After the war, he successively served as a U.S. Representative, Ohio Senator, U.S. Senator, and Minister to Colombia. In 1836, he failed to run for president as the Whig Party's presidential candidate. Elected in 1840. However, he only served as the country's top chief executive for a month. The hero of the War of 1812 won the presidency after a hard-fought campaign at the age of 68. On the day Harrison was inaugurated on March 4, 1841, there was a cold wave. In the biting cold wind, Harrison spent an hour and a half reading his inaugural address. His speech, coupled with remarks from several other officials, gave attendees a long taste of the Washington chill. A few days later, the old man contracted pneumonia and died 32 days later. Vice President John Tyler immediately succeeded him as president, and William Henry Harrison seemed to have been president for only a few days at all. Although historians still remember Harrison as an excellent military commander, the only record of him as president is that he was the shortest-serving president in history. It was a cold day when Harrison took office. His inaugural speech was the longest in American history, at nearly two hours. He gave a speech outside without a coat, contracted acute pneumonia, and died 31 days later. He became the first president in U.S. history to die in office and the president with the shortest term in U.S. history. After his death, the Whig party began to decline. William Henry Harrison's autographed personal evaluation

In "The History of Mankind's Folly" written by American Bob Finster, President William Harrison had the honor to appear in "*** Politics" Appearance in chapter. Bob writes: "William Henry Harrison, elected president in 1840, was no fool when he refused to wear a hat or coat during an outdoor inauguration ceremony in a storm in March in Washington. Silly because he was so obsessed with the sound of his voice that he spoke eloquently for more than an hour while everyone was freezing, including himself. Harrison suffered a severe head cold and developed fatal pneumonia. After only one month in office, Harrison became the first president to die due to a speech. "In the eyes of a considerable number of other Americans, William Harrison died of the "Tecumaw Curse" and was the lucky one to die. For this cursed President of the United States. The Tecumseh Curse is also known as the Tippecano Curse.

According to folklore, in 1811, the army led by then general William Harrison defeated the famous American Indian chief Tecumseh and his army in the Battle of Tippecanoe, and brutally brutalized the Indians. of massacre. The angry Tecumseh cast a spell on the Americans. The curse goes like this: I tell you, Harrison is going to die. Every 20 years after him, every president elected in a year ending in zero must die in office. Introduction to the children of President Harrison at his inauguration in 1841

Elizabeth (Betsy) Bassett Harrison Short: (1796-1846) was born in Port Washington, Ohio (now Cincinnati) . In 1814, he married his cousin John Cleaves Short. They settled on a farm in North Bend that her father had given them.

John Cleves Sims Harrison: (1798-1830) *** Officer. Born in Port Washington, Ohio. In 1819, he married Clarissa Pike, the daughter of explorer Zebulon Pike. Appointed by President James Monroe as treasurer of the Vincennes (Indiana) Bureau of Land Management, he was fired by President Andrew Jackson after being accused of embezzling approximately $120,000 in public funds. Soon, he died of typhoid fever. His father assumed the debt and assumed the care of his widow and six children.

Lucy Singleton Harrison: (1800-1826) born in Richmond, Virginia. In 1819, he married David K. Esther, a lawyer in Cincinnati (who later became a judge).

William Henry Harrison, Jr.: (1802-1838) lawyer, farmer. Born in Vincennes, Indiana. He worked as a lawyer in Cincinnati for a while, but soon became addicted to alcohol. His father repeatedly tried to warn him to change his bad habits and died of alcoholism. His father assumed the responsibility of caring for his wife and children. During Harrison's brief term as president, Harrison Jr.'s widow, Jane Owen Harrison, served as the official White House hostess.

John Scott Harrison: (1804-1878) farmer, member of Congress. He is the only man who is both the President's son and the President's father. Born in Vincennes, Indiana. Married Lucretia K. Johnson in 1824. After his wife's death, he married Elizabeth Ramsey in 1831. He had 13 children, including his son from his second wife, Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president.

Benjamin Harrison: (1806-1840) physician. Born in Vincennes, Indiana. He was wounded in the Texas Revolutionary War (1836) and was captured for a time by Mexican troops. He made some achievements in medicine. He died at the age of 34.

Mary Sims Harrison: (1809-1842) born in Vincennes, Indiana. In 1829, she married Dr. John H. Fitzhugh Thornton and settled in Cliffs, Ohio.

Carter Bassett Harrison: (1811-1839) lawyer. Born in Vincennes, Indiana. Married Mary A. Sutherland in 1836. When he was 17 years old, his father served as the United States Minister to Colombia, and he served as the counselor of the legation. He continued to work as a lawyer, but he died prematurely at the age of 27.

Anna Tuthill Harrison: (1813-1845) was born in North Bend, Ohio. In 1836, she married her cousin William Henry Harrison. Life Story

William Harrison, the ninth president of the United States Henry, was born in a town. As a child, he was quiet and shy.

The people in the town often teased him. They would often throw nickels and dimes in front of him and let him choose one. William always picks the five-pointer. So everyone laughed at him as "stupid".

One day, an old woman took pity on him and said to him: "William, don't you know that a dime is more than a nickel?"

"Of course I do. !" William said with a smile: "However, if I picked up the dime, I'm afraid they would never be interested in throwing money to me again. "