生于:
1773年2月9日
死于:
1841年4月4日
威廉亨利哈里森是美国第九任总统，于68岁那年当选，是雷根于1981年、69岁当选总统之前、就任时年纪最长的总统，哈里森是第一位于任内过世的总统，任期仅31天。
身为现今印第安那州和伊利诺斯州的军官和州长，他曾与印地安人对战并订定协定，帮助白种人西进定居之路更为顺畅。他战胜印地安人的功绩让他成为白种美国人崇拜的英雄。
哈里森的父亲班杰明哈里森（Benjamin Harrison）参与了独立宣言的签署，威廉亨利哈里森的孙子，班杰明·哈里森，则是美国第23任总统。
William Henry Harrison was the ninth U.S. president and, at 68, was the oldest to be inaugurated until Ronald Reagan in 1981 was sworn in at the age of 69. Harrison was the first president to die in office -- only 31 days after his inauguration.
As an Army officer and governor of the territory that is now Indiana and Illinois, he fought Indians and made harsh treaties with them, clearing the way for more westward settlement by whites. His military victories against Indians made him a hero to white Americans.
Harrison's father, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. William Henry Harrison's grandson, also named Benjamin Harrison, became the 23rd president.
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