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 and cold.

"Tippecanoe" Harrison was elected the 9th president of the U.S. in 1840 but ran into exceptionally foul weather on his ...

William Henry Harrison was president of the United States for only 32 ... nickname “Old Tippecanoe” which three decades later gave rise to his presidential campaign slogan, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too.

William Henry Harrison III, like his grandfather ... The idea of running a statewide campaign every two years versus once every six years, not to mention the greater prestige of serving in the U.S.

In many ways, good and bad, it was the first modern American political campaign. In the end, the Whigs had their victory. William Henry Harrison became the ninth President of the United States.

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a who ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to ... For the election of 1888, Harrison ran a "front porch campaign." Staying at home in Indianapolis, he would speak ...