• Harrison had a varied political career after that, serving in the House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and, eventually, the United States Senate.

• Harrison had a varied political career after that, serving in the House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and, eventually, the United States Senate.

The son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, William Henry Harrison was raised on a Virginia plantation. Growing up, Harrison had no thought of becoming president. He ...

Alan Zweibel imagines a conversations with the ninth President of the United States, who died of pneumonia after just thirty-two days in office.

In 1840, William Henry Harrison invited women on the campaign trail for the first time, long before they had the power to vote.

Few presidential powers are as consequential and enduring as the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court of the United ...

It sits on land that once belonged to William Henry Harrison -- the ninth president of the United States and also the shortest-serving.

Today marks the 28th anniversary of Harrison Williams’ impassioned plea on the floor of the United States Senate in a last ditch effort to avoid his expulsion.

Object Details associated person Harrison, William Description A printing of the Inaugural Address of General William Henry Harrison. He was inaugurated into the Office of President of the United ...

Of the 45 presidents the nation will honor Monday, none served as short a term as William Henry Harrison.