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Schooling
Presbyterian Hampden-Sydney College up to 1790. After, he then left, and went on to attended Southampton County. -
Harrison's Service
Harrison fought in the war of 1812, in The Battle Of Fallen Timbers againest many indians and won present day Ohio -
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His Wife
William married to Anna Tuthill Symmes (1775-1864). Whom I'm related to and died in 1864. And They had ten Children. -
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Government Work Before Presidency
Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798
Territorial Delegate to Congress, 1799-1801
Territorial Governor of Indiana, 1801-13
U.S. Congressman from Ohio, 1816-19
Minister to Colombia, 1828-29
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The Campaign and Election of 1836
Harrison was elected a Whig candidate to have another war hero to oppose martin Martin Van Buren. But failed and lost his first campaign. -
The Campaign and Election of 1840
William had so many anti-Jackson support that h ravished through his campaign and he did some shady thing to win but it worked out in the end. -
The Ball
William Henry Harrison supporters had a new idea of rallying up people. They had created a metal ball which had Harrison's ideas and beliefs written all over it. They would roll this ball down the street looking for new voters. -
Short lived Presidency
William Henry Harrison war inaugurated as the 9th president of the US on a chilly March morning and was effected by the cold -
Pneumonia
The old saying is that William didn't wear his coat on inauguration day and would have a fatal case of Pneumonia and will be the first president to die in office. -
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His Legacy
Harrison had a grandson named Benjamin who went on to become the 23rd president of the US. He made it through his term fine but his grandfather would have been proud.