No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem. Two presidential candidates face off in a rematch. One candidate, his affluent ...

The man was William Henry “Old Tippecanoe” Harrison, the Whig Party candidate in 1840. He was 67. “Give him a barrel of hard cider and settle a pension of two thousand a year on him,” one ...

For nearly two centuries, William Henry Harrison has stood as a cautionary tale (or a punch line) and is known for having the shortest presidency on record. But there might be more to his death ...

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.

Every American president has issued pardons — except for two. Here’s what to know about William Henry Harrison and James Garfield. Photo from Benjamin Ashton, UnSplash In pardoning his son ...