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William Henry Harrison | whitehouse.gov  William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the first to die in office, serving the shortest tenure in U.S. Presidential history.
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President John Tyler - Classroomhelp.com  Feb 11, 2016 ... He had been William Henry Harrison's VP, and the position was not filled when Tyler assumed the ... He was the first Vice President to replace a President due to death. ... Tyler was the first president to marry while in office.
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William Henry Harrison - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com  Find out more about the history of William Henry Harrison, including videos, ... He became a war hero after fighting Indian forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. ... away a month after his inauguration, the first U.S. president to die in office. .... Harrison was succeeded by his vice president, John Tyler, who earned the...
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office.
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President William Harrison - Classroomhelp.com  Feb 11, 2016 ... 9th President. William Henry Harrison was born in Berkeley, Virginia on February 9, 1775. ... He was the Ambassador to Colombia until Andrew Jackson had him replaced. ... President William Harrison and Vice President Tyler were from the same county. A First! ... He was the first president to die in office.
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Abrupt Transition - Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives  Aug 15, 2016 ... Shortly after being called to the White House after Franklin Roosevelt's ... first swearing-in on April 30, 1789, the planned celebration is one of political theater ... Persuaded to take the presidential oath of office, the "Tyler ... With the April 4, 1841, death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler...
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Attack of the Killer White House  Did the White House itself lead to ...  Sep 20, 2015 ... The deaths of Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, and James K. Polk are all ... He is one the presidents the White House may have helped to killed. ... was John Tyler, who succeeded to the Presidency on Harrison's death. .... that the Vice-President became President upon the death of a President.
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take ... Before election as president, Harrison served as the first territorial...
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Benjamin Harrison - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com  His father, John Harrison, was a farmer, and his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was elected as the ninth president of the United States in 1840, but died of pneumonia only one month after he took office.
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President Calvin Coolidge - Classroomhelp.com  Feb 12, 2016 ... It took several hours for the news of President Harding's death in ... During Coolidge's second term his Vice President was Charles Dawes (1925-1929) ... to have his inauguration heard on the radio and the first president to ... This was the first time that a former President gave the oath of office to a President...
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William Henry Harrison - U.S. Representative, U.S. President ...  Apr 2, 2014 ... William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841) and ... Elected at age 67, he was then the oldest man to take the office, and became ... and his grandson, also Benjamin, became the 23rd president.
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take ... Returning to his farm in Ohio, Harrison lived in relative retirement until he...
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Benjamin Harrison - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com  In 1890, Harrison signed into law the Sherman Antitrust Act, the first piece of ... end of his first term, support for Harrison was waning even within the Republican Party. ... On the other hand, Harrison lent his support to the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, which required the ... (Ohio Senator John Sherman sponsored both acts.)...
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the ... Before election as president, Harrison served as the first territorial congressional ... John Tyler of Virginia was selected as his running mate. .... With the aid of his close friend Timothy Pickering, U.S. Secretary of State, Harrison...
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take ... Tyler then assumed all of the powers and duties of the president, setting a...
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William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia  William Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 9, 1773  April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last president born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when inaugurated, the oldest president to take ... He received more votes than any other Whig, but was defeated by Democrat...
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Franklin Pierce - Wikipedia  Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804  October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United ... All of their children died young, their last son being gruesomely killed in a train ..... Harrison died after a month in office, and Vice President John Tyler ..... Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, at Pierce's request, led surveys with the...
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Succession: Presidential and Vice Presidential Fast Facts - CNN.com  Sep 26, 2016 ... July 13, 1985 - Vice President George H. W. Bush serves as ... 1886 - Congress changes the law to put cabinet officers next in line after the vice president. ... Seven vice presidents have died in office: George Clinton who served under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; Elbridge Gerry who served...
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RealClearHistory - A Mess of an Election over Texas  Jul 7, 2012 ... In our last installment, we watched William Henry Harrison and the ... John Tyler, a Virginian, was Harrison's running mate. ... out of political expediency when they nominated him as Vice President, but ... He had resigned his Senate seat in 1836 and left the Democratic Party because he opposed Jackson's...
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President Harrison dies after one month in office - Apr 04, 1841 ...  In 1816, he was elected to the House of Representatives and in 1825 to the Senate. ... At the inauguration of America's first Whig president, on March 4, 1841,...
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Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives  Tyler was convinced his Vice President's oath entitled him to discharge the succession duty. ... to the office of the President upon the death of an elected President.1 ... death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler became the first .... in American history, Arthur drafted a proclamation on September 20 calling the...