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William Henry Harrison

1773–1841 · 19th century

William Henry Harrison was an American soldier and politician, governor of Indiana Territory from 1801 to 1812 and the ninth president of the United States. As governor he pressed land cessions on Native nations, defeated Tenskwatawa's warriors at Tippecanoe in 1811 and beat the British and Tecumseh at the Thames in 1813. He died a month after his inauguration in 1841, the first president to die in office.

William Henry Harrison
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