| WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
William Henry Harrison gained fame as an Indian
fighter, especially after defeating the Shawnee Indians
at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, an accomplishment
which led to his being nicknamed "Tippecanoe."
The Whig Party first ran Harrison for President against
Democrat Martin Van Buren in
1836. He lost. They ran him again in 1840. Using
Harrison's colorful military career as their theme, the
Whigs turned the campaign into a circus and made
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" their rallying cry.
This time Harrison defeated Van Buren, making him the
first Whig President.
Chronology of His Life and Career
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February 9, 1773 |
Born at Berkeley
Plantation, in Charles City County, Virginia. |
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1791 |
Commissioned as an ensign in the First
Infantry Regiment of the Regular Army. |
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August 20, 1794 |
Served as aide-de-camp to General Anthony
Wayne at the Battle
of Fallen Timbers. |
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November 25, 1795 |
Married Anna Symmes. |
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1798 |
Appointed Secretary of the Northwest
Territory. |
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1799 |
Elected the first delegate to Congress from
the Northwest Territory. |
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1801-1813 |
Governor of Indiana Territory. |
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1804 |
Moved into Grouseland. |
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1809 |
Negotiated a treaty with Indian leaders which
transferred about 2,900,000 acres of land on the
Wabash and White rivers to settlers. |
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November 7, 1811 |
Defeated Shawnee Indians at the Battle of
Tippecanoe. |
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1812-1814 |
Served in the War of 1812. |
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~1814 |
Settled on a farm in North Bend, Ohio. |
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1816-1819 |
Member of the U. S. House of Representatives. |
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1819-1821 |
Elected to the Ohio Senate. |
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1820 |
Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Ohio. |
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1822 |
Unsuccessful candidate for U. S. House of
Representatives. |
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1825-1828 |
Member of the U. S. Senate. |
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1828-1829 |
U. S. Minister to Colombia. |
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1836 |
Defeated for the presidency by Martin Van
Buren. |
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1840 |
Elected President of the United States. |
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April 4, 1841 |
Died in the White
House. |
Sources
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress bioguide.congress.gov
From Revolution to Reconstruction odur.let.rug.nl
Presidents of the United States www.ipl.org
See Also
Martin Van Buren
Virginia
War of 1812
Ohio
Martin Van Buren
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