William Harrison Research Paper

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William Henry Harrison “ Old Tippecanoe” was born on February 9,1773 in Berkeley Virginia . William died on April 4, 1841 in Washington D.C. His father was Benjamin Harrison and his mother Elizabeth Bassett. William was married to Anna Tuthill Symmes (Profiles Of U.S. Presidents6) William was born into a extremely prosperous family. William enjoyed the many privileges he had(Monkeyshines On America22). Harrison attended Hamp-Sydney and studied medicine(Bremen1). William was an educated young man but he dropped out of college at a young age to join the army(Monkeyshines On America22). During William's younger days he inherited 3,00 acres from his father's estate. William found himself rich and cash poor. The elder Harrison had made no plans to finance the boy's medical training news that was delivered to Williams in a letter written by an older …show more content…
Williams time in the office was extremely short. William was in the Whig political party(Profiles Of U.S. Presidents 6). William was also the oldest man to ever be elected. He was elected at the age of sixty-seven. He was also the last president born under a british rule. William was the first to die in office(Encyclopædia Britannica). William had a long and successful career as a soldier. He served as a aide-de-camp to General “Mad” Anthony Wayne at the battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. This victory by the United States opened Ohio to settlement(Profiles Of U.S. Presidents7). As an early child William was suggest the military as a career. One summer while William was in medical school he dropped out to enlist in the army. The Philadelphia newspaper reported many stories. The stories were about hostile indians on the American frontier. The leader by the name of Lee had a great appeal to Harrison(Profiles Of U.S.