Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the ...

President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! William Henry Harrison led forces against a growing group of Native Americans living in Prophetstown, a village located in the Wabash valley.

Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia... Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency. "His Accidency" quickly ran afoul of his own ...