PRESIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

9th President of the United States (March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841) Nicknames: "Old Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip" Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia Died: April 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C. Father: Benjamin Harrison Mother: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison Married: Anna Tuthill Symmes (1775-1864), on November 25, 1795 Children: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison (1796-1846); John Cleves Symmes Harrison (1798-1830); Lucy Singleton Harrison (1800-26); William Henry Harrison (1802-38); John Scott Harrison (1804-78); Benjamin Harrison (1806-40); Mary Symmes Harrison (1809-42); Carter Bassett Harrison (1811-39); Anna Tuthill Harrison (1813-65); James Findlay Harrison (1814-17) Religion: Episcopalian Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College Occupation: Soldier Political Party: Whig Other Government Positions: Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798 Territorial Delegate to Congress, 1799-1801 Territorial Governor of Indiana, 1801-13 U.S. Congressman from Ohio, 1816-19 United States Senator, 1825-28 Minister to Colombia, 1828-29 Presidential Salary: $25,000/year Points of Interest: Harrison was the only president who studied to become a doctor. Harrison's father was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Harrison and his vice president Tyler are the only president and vice president born in the same county. Harrison was clerk of Hamilton County (Ohio) court immediately before becoming president. His widow received a $25,000 pension after her husband's death.

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