William Henry Harrison Quotes


I am not a professional speaker, nor a studied orator, but I am an old soldier and a farmer, and as my sole objective is to speak what I think, you will excuse me if I do it in my own way.


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William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Whig, OH), Campaign Speech

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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
  • Born: February 9, 1773
  • Died: April 4, 1841
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States for 31 days in 1841, becoming the first president to die in office and the shortest-serving U.S. president in history. His death sparked a brief constitutional crisis regarding succession to the presidency.