On March 4th, 1841, William Henry Harrison took office, becoming the 9th President of the United States. Our ninth president is mostly known for his incredibly short time in office, which lasted only one month. Contrary to popular belief, the life of Harrison was incredibly eventful, and held many achievements.
To begin, Harrison’s early life took place on his wealthy father’s plantation in Virginia, then going to college in order to study history at Hampden-Sydney College, and later medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After some time, Harrison dropped out in order to join the army in 1791. He fought against the Native American Confederation in the Northwest Territory, where he participated in many battles with Native Tribes, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August of 1794.
Nextly, during his time in the military, Harrison was married to Anna Tuthill Symmes, the daughter of a prosperous Ohio judge. However, because Anna’s father was opposed to their marriage, they were married in secret. With Anna, Harrison had a total of ten children.
Now, after resigning from the military, Harrison held several different government positions, including the Governor of the Northwest Territory, which he was appointed to in 1798 by President John Adams. A year later, Harrison was given the position of the Northwest Territory’s first congressional delegate, which he used to create the Indiana territory out of a portion of the Northwest. This new Indiana Territory would be governed by Harrison until 1813.
To continue, as the governor, it was the job of Harrison to ensure that settlers moving into the territory were able to carry out their lives without interference from Native Americans. A few years prior to the War of 1812, Native ...
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... Thames and the Battle of Tippecanoe. I was also not aware of the fact that Harrison was such a great contributor to the creation of the Indiana Territory, nor did I know that he was in a position of power over the Northwest Territory. As with many of my assignments, research was my favorite part of this paper, which I credit to the fact that I love teaching myself things. To conclude, writing about the life of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, was quite interesting, and surprised me in a few more ways than I expected.
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