William Henry Harrison [9th]
(March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841)
Nicknames: "Old Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip" Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia Died: April 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C. Buried: North Bend, Ohio Father: Benjamin Harrison Mother: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison Married: Anna Tuthill Symmes
(1775-1864), on November 25, 1795
Children:
Elizabeth Bassett Harrison (1796-1846);
John Cleves Symmes Harrison (1798-1830);
Lucy Singleton Harrison (1800-26);
William Henry Harrison (1802-38);
John Scott Harrison (1804-78);
Benjamin Harrison (1806-40);
Mary Symmes Harrison (1809-42);
Carter Bassett Harrison (1811-39);
Anna Tuthill Harrison (1813-65);
James Findlay Harrison (1814-17)
Religion: Episcopalian Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College Occupation: Soldier Military: Major General (Army) war of 1812. Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions:
Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798
Territorial Delegate to Congress, 1799-1801
Territorial Governor of Indiana, 1801-13
U.S. Congressman from Ohio, 1816-19
United States Senator, 1825-28
Minister to Colombia, 1828-29
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William Henry Harrison [9th]