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William Henry Harrison
Official White House portrait by James Lambdin, 1835[1]
9th President of the United States
Assumed office
March 4, 1841
Vice PresidentJohn Tyler
Preceded byMartin Van Buren
3rd United States Minister to Gran Colombia
In office
May 24, 1828 – September 26, 1829
President
Preceded byBeaufort Taylor Watts
Succeeded byThomas Patrick Moore
United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1825 – May 20, 1828
Preceded byEthan Allen Brown
Succeeded byJacob Burnet
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1819–1821
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st district
In office
October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byJohn McLean
Succeeded byThomas R. Ross
1st Governor of the Indiana Territory
In office
January 10, 1801 – December 28, 1812
Appointed byJohn Adams
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThomas Posey
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from the Northwest Territory
In office
March 4, 1799 – May 14, 1800
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byWilliam McMillan
2nd Secretary of the Northwest Territory
In office
June 28, 1798 – October 1, 1799
GovernorArthur St. Clair
Preceded byWinthrop Sargent
Succeeded byCharles Willing Byrd
Personal details
Born(1773-02-09)February 9, 1773
Charles City County, Virginia, British America
DiedApril 4, 1845(1845-04-04) (aged 72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of deathPneumonia[2]
Resting placeHarrison Tomb State Memorial
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1795)
Children10, including John and Carter
Relatives
Education
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal
Thanks of Congress
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1791–1798, 1811, 1812–1814
RankMajor General
UnitLegion of the United States
CommandsArmy of the Northwest
Battles/wars
John Tyler
Pictured in c. 1860
10th Vice President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison
Preceded byRichard Mentor Johnson
Succeeded byGeorge M. Dallas
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1827 – February 29, 1836
Preceded byJohn Randolph
Succeeded byWilliam Cabell Rives
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
March 3, 1835 – December 6, 1835
Preceded byGeorge Poindexter
Succeeded byWilliam R. King
23rd Governor of Virginia
In office
December 10, 1825 – March 4, 1827
Preceded byJames Pleasants
Succeeded byWilliam Branch Giles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 23rd district
In office
December 17, 1816 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byJohn Clopton
Succeeded byAndrew Stevenson
Personal details
Born(1790-03-29)March 29, 1790
Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1862(1862-01-18) (aged 71)
Richmond, Virginia
Cause of deathStroke
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (1841–1844, 1844–1862)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
Children15, including Letitia, Robert, David, John Alexander, and Lyon Tyler
Parents
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
Profession
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • farmer
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceCharles City Rifles (Virginia militia company)
Years of service1813
RankCaptain
Daniel Webster
14th United States Secretary of State
Assumed office
March 6, 1841
PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison
Preceded byJohn Forsyth
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
June 8, 1827 – February 22, 1841
Preceded byElijah H. Mills
Succeeded byRufus Choate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1823 – May 30, 1827
Preceded byBenjamin Gorham
Succeeded byBenjamin Gorham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byGeorge Sullivan
Succeeded byArthur Livermore
Personal details
Born(1782-01-18)January 18, 1782
Salisbury, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1852(1852-10-24) (aged 70)
Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist (before 1825)
National Republican (1825–1833)
Whig (1833–1852)
Spouse(s)Grace Fletcher
Caroline LeRoy Webster
Children5, including Fletcher
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Dartmouth College (BA)
Signature
Other offices
  1. ^ "William Henry Harrison". The White House Historical Association.
  2. ^ "Harrison dies of pneumonia".
  3. ^ "Membership of the Finance Committee (By Congress and Session)" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Finance. Retrieved May 2, 2016.