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{{Infobox politician|name=William Henry Harrison|birth_date=February 9, 1773|birth_place=Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, [[Virginia]], [[British America]]|death_date=April 4, 1841 (aged 68)|death_place=[[White House]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[U.S.]]|political_orientation=[[Settler colonialism]]|political_party=[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (from 1836)<br>[[Democratic-Republican]] (before 1828)|spouse=Anna Symmes|image=William Henry Harrison.jpg}} | {{Infobox politician|name=William Henry Harrison|birth_date=February 9, 1773|birth_place=Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, [[Virginia]], [[British America]]|death_date=April 4, 1841 (aged 68)|death_place=[[White House]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[U.S.]]|political_orientation=[[Settler colonialism]]|political_party=[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (from 1836)<br>[[Democratic-Republican]] (before 1828)|spouse=Anna Symmes|image=William Henry Harrison.jpg}} | ||
'''William Henry Harrison''' (February 9, 1773 | '''William Henry Harrison''' (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician who served as the ninth [[president of the United States]] from March to April 1841. He previously served as the first governor of the [[Indiana Territory]] from 1801 to 1812 and as a [[United States Senate|senator]] for [[State of Ohio|Ohio]] from 1825 to 1828. Harrison died 31 days into his term and was succeeded by his [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Tyler]], making him the shortest serving president and the first president to die in office. | ||
As Indiana governor Harrison oversaw the north-westward expansion of the United States, stealing millions of acres of land from the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous people]] in modern [[State of Illinois|Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[State of Missouri|Missouri]] via exploitative treaties. This land theft culminated in [[Tecumseh's War]], part of the later [[War of 1812]], in which Harrison in response to [[Shawnee]] chief [[Tecumseh]]'s protests against the treaties fought the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] against indigenous forces. Harrison's Tippecanoe victory won him widespread popularity among the bloodthirsty [[Settler colonialism|colonists]] and would later help win him the presidency.<ref>{{Web citation|author=William Freehling|newspaper=Miller Center|title=William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency|url=https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/life-before-the-presidency|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260801032347/https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/life-before-the-presidency|archive-date=2026-08-01}}</ref> | As Indiana governor Harrison oversaw the north-westward expansion of the United States, stealing millions of acres of land from the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous people]] in modern [[State of Illinois|Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[State of Missouri|Missouri]] via exploitative treaties. This land theft culminated in [[Tecumseh's War]], part of the later [[War of 1812]], in which Harrison in response to [[Shawnee]] chief [[Tecumseh]]'s protests against the treaties fought the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] against indigenous forces. Harrison's Tippecanoe victory won him widespread popularity among the bloodthirsty [[Settler colonialism|colonists]] and would later help win him the presidency.<ref>{{Web citation|author=William Freehling|newspaper=Miller Center|title=William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency|url=https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/life-before-the-presidency|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260801032347/https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/life-before-the-presidency|archive-date=2026-08-01}}</ref> | ||
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William Henry Harrison | |
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| Born | February 9, 1773 Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | April 4, 1841 (aged 68) White House, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political orientation | Settler colonialism |
| Political party | Whig (from 1836) Democratic-Republican (before 1828) |
| Spouse | Anna Symmes |
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was a Statesian politician who served as the ninth president of the United States from March to April 1841. He previously served as the first governor of the Indiana Territory from 1801 to 1812 and as a senator for Ohio from 1825 to 1828. Harrison died 31 days into his term and was succeeded by his Vice President John Tyler, making him the shortest serving president and the first president to die in office.
As Indiana governor Harrison oversaw the north-westward expansion of the United States, stealing millions of acres of land from the indigenous people in modern Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri via exploitative treaties. This land theft culminated in Tecumseh's War, part of the later War of 1812, in which Harrison in response to Shawnee chief Tecumseh's protests against the treaties fought the Battle of Tippecanoe against indigenous forces. Harrison's Tippecanoe victory won him widespread popularity among the bloodthirsty colonists and would later help win him the presidency.[1]
References
- ↑ William Freehling. "William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency" Miller Center. Archived from the original on 2026-08-01.