William Henry Harrison served as President of the United States from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. The shortest term of any Chief Executive.

The son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, William Henry Harrison was raised on a Virginia plantation. Growing up, Harrison had no thought of becoming president. He ...

From William Henry Harrison’s shortest term to Barack Obama’s historic presidency, this timeline covers over 160 years of ...

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, is buried in North Bend, 15 miles west of Cincinnati. The tomb is marked by a 60-foot limestone brick obelisk on a hilltop along U ...

William Henry Harrison served as President of the United States from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. The shortest term of any Chief Executive. The highest office in the land was in uncharted ...

General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.

No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem. Two presidential candidates face off in a rematch. One candidate, his affluent ...

John Tyler, the 10th president, succeeded President William Henry Harrison, who died April 4, 1841, after a month in office. Tyler, president from 1841 to 1845, also had been a governor of ...

Mr. Tyler said his family tree also included Edmund Ruffin, a pro-slavery secessionist who fought in the Civil War, and William Henry Harrison - his grandfather’s predecessor as president and ...

John Tyler was the 10th president of the U.S., and the first vice president to ascend to the presidency. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died just a month into his term.