Presidente William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison
9th President of the United States
(March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841)
Nicknames: "Old Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip"
Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia
Died: April 4,1841, in Washington, D.C.
Father: Benjamin Harrison
Mother: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison
Married: Anna Tuthill Symmes (1775-1864), on November 25, 1795
Children: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison (1796-1846);John Cleves Symmes Harrison (1798-1830); Lucy Singleton Harrison (1800-26); William Henry Harrison (1802-38); John Scott Harrison (1804-78); Benjamin Harrison (1806-40); Mary Symmes Harrison(1809-42); Carter Bassett Harrison (1811-39); Anna Tuthill Harrison (1813-65); James Findlay Harrison (1814-17)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College
Occupation: SoldierPolitical Party: Whig
Other Government Positions:
• Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798
• Territorial Delegate to Congress, 1799-1801
• Territorial Governor of Indiana, 1801-13
• U.S. Congressmanfrom Ohio, 1816-19
• United States Senator, 1825-28
• Minister to Colombia, 1828-29
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year
Presidential Election Results:
Year Popular Votes Electoral Votes
1836Martin Van Buren
765,483 170
William H. Harrison 549,508 73
Hugh L. White
145,352 26
Daniel Webster
41,287 14
Willie P. Mangum
11
1840
William H. Harrison 1,274,624 234
Martin VanBuren
1,127,781 60
Vice President: John Tyler (1841)
Cabinet:
Secretary of State
Daniel Webster (1841)
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas Ewing (1841)
Secretary of War
John Bell (1841)Attorney General
John J. Crittenden (1841)
Postmaster General
Francis Granger (1841)
Secretary of the Navy
George E. Badger (1841)
Notable Events:
• 1841
o Delivered the longestinaugural address on March 4. It was an extremely cold day and Harrison did not wear a hat while delivering the 105 minute speech. He contracted pneumonia and died in the White House one month later....