William Harrison ... and unbeknownst to Harrison, would be rejected by his successor and vice president, John Tyler. The Whigs, led by Henry Clay, fielded Harrison as a war hero candidate in ...

Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the ...

Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison ... was actually something else that took the life of Harrison – and two of his successors.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! William Henry Harrison led forces against a growing group of Native Americans living in Prophetstown, a village located in the Wabash valley.

Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler ... unopened). Tyler's social life provoked scandal — just months after the death of his first wife, he married ...