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william henry harrison was born
he was born in Berkeley plantation, Charles City County, Virginia -
hampden-sydney college
he attended hampden-sydney collage at the age of 14 and in 1787. William studied rhetoric, geography, history, mathematics, Greek and Latin, helped found a literary society, and indicated a great passion for military history. -
harrison changed his career
In 1791, Harrison changed career paths, joining the First Infantry of the Regular Army and heading to the Northwest. He served under General Anthony Wayne in his struggle against the Northwest Indian Confederation, which culminated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers -
got married
he got married to Anna Tuthill Symmes -
Elizabeth Bassett
had his daughter Elizabeth Bassett -
army
he resigned from the army in 1797 -
John Cleves Symmes
Had their son John Cleves Symmes -
harrsison left military service
he left to become the secretary of northwest territory -
Lucy Singleton
had his daughter Lucy Singleton -
William Henry
had his son William Henry -
John Scott
had his son John Scott -
Benjamin
had their son Benjamin -
native population
the native population became fierce in their resistance -
Mary Symmes
they had their daughter Mary Symmes -
Carter Bassett
they had their son Carter Bassett -
harrison lead force
he lead force against the indian confederacy in india. Tecumseh and his brother the prophet were the leaders of the confederacy. The native americnas attacked harrison and his men while they slept at Tippecanoe creek. Harrison quickly led his men to stop the attackers and the burned down their town called prophetstown -
war of 1812
harrison began the war of 1812 as the major general of the kentucky militia and ended as major general of the northwest territories. -
Anna Tuthill
they had their daughter Anna Tuthill -
James Findlay
they had their son James Findlay -
resigned
he resigned from military in may 1814 -
served in house of representatives
He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1816 to 1819 -
Ohio Senate
he served in the ohio senate from 1819 to 1812 -
U.S. Senate
he served in the U.S. senate from 1825 to 1828 -
run for president
the first time he ran for president he was unsuccessful -
sencond time he ran for president
he was renominated 1840 with john tyler as his vice president. He was supported by president martin van buren. This election is considered to be the first modern caimpaign including advertisment and more. He handily won the election with 234 out of 294 electoral votes -
william henry harrison died
he got a cold, he didnt have the proper clothing to heat him up so he died
