William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 1841 until his death in April that year. He was the shortest-serving president, at 31 days, and the first one to die in office. After his death, a succession crisis arose that concluded with John Tyler, his vice president, assuming the presidency. Harrison was born in Charles City County, Virginia. He was the last president to be born before the U.S. Declaration of Independence, making him a British subject. A member of the Harrison family of Virginia, he was a son of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father, and the father of John Scott Harrison, the only son and father of two presidents of the United States. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, became the 23rd president of the United States. In 1794, he participated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, an American military victory that ended the Northwest Indian War. In 1811, he led a military force against Tecumseh's confederacy...

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