Major General William Henry Harrison (overall theater commander)

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Major General William Henry Harrison was a U.S. military leader and future ninth president best known for his campaigns in the Northwest during the War of 1812.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
military officer
politician
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child John Scott Harrison
commanded U.S. forces in the Northwest theater during the War of 1812
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1773-02-09
dateOfDeath 1841-04-04
education Hampden–Sydney College
familyName Harrison
father Benjamin Harrison V
givenName William
grandchild Benjamin Harrison
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party
Whig Party
middleName Henry
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryConflict Northwest Indian War
War of 1812
militaryRank Major General
mother Elizabeth Bassett Harrison
nickname Old Tippecanoe
notableAchievement Became the first U.S. president to die in office
Defeated British and Native American forces at the Battle of the Thames
notableEvent shortest U.S. presidential term
notableWork Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of the Thames
Defense of Fort Meigs
linked to: Siege of Fort Meigs

Northwest theater campaigns in the War of 1812
officeContested President of the United States, 1836 election
President of the United States, 1840 election
placeOfBirth Berkeley Plantation
Charles City County, Virginia
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld 9th President of the United States
Governor of the Indiana Territory
Major General, United States Army
U.S. Representative from Ohio
U.S. Senator from Ohio
precededBy Martin Van Buren
religion Episcopalianism
residence North Bend, Ohio
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
succeededBy John Tyler
termEnd 1841-04-04
termStart 1841-03-04

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