William Henry Harrison, the nation’s ninth president, died on this day in 1841, almost exactly a month after taking office, having served the shortest term of any president.

The president was William Henry Harrison, who had been sworn in on March 4, 1841. On the day the news article was published, April 1, 1841, Harrison actually was fighting for his life.

The official cause of death for William Henry Harrison went down in the medical record as pneumonia. The ninth president died only 32 days into office after delivering the longest inaugural ...

William Henry Harrison, Library of Congress. Terms: 1841 ... Died: April 4, 1841. The Era ... Although he did not accomplish anything in his month in office, Harrison had no strong program to put ...

William Henry Harrison's bid for the presidency in 1840 changed how campaigns were run. ... Harrison caught pneumonia and died on April 4, after just 31 days in office.

General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, ... He died on April 4, after just 31 days in office.

John Tyler, the 10th president, succeeded President William Henry Harrison, who died April 4, 1841, after a month in office. Tyler, president from 1841 to 1845, also had been a governor of ...