Term[]
- March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841 (1 month, as 9th President of the United States)
- Preceded by Martin Van Buren
- Succeeded by John Tyler
- May 24, 1828 - September 26, 1829 (1 year, as US Minister to Gran Colombia)
- Appointed by John Quincy Adams
- Preceded by Beaufort Taylor Watts
- Succeeded by Thomas P. Moore
- March 4, 1825 - May 20, 1828 (3 years, as US Senator from Ohio)
- Preceded by Ethan Allen Brown
- Succeeded by Jacob Burnet
- 1819 - 1821 (1-2 years, as Member of the Ohio State Senate)
- Preceded by Ephraim Brown
- Succeeded by Ephraim Brown
- October 6, 1816 - March 3, 1819 (2 years, as US Representative from Ohio's 1st District)
- Preceded by John McLean
- Succeeded by Thomas R. Ross
- January 10, 1801 - December 28, 1812 (11 years, as Military Governor of the Indiana Territory)
- Succeeded by Thomas Posey
- March 4, 1799 - May 14, 1800 (1 year, as Delegate to the US House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory)
- Succeeded by William McMillan
- June 28, 1798 - October 1, 1799 (1 year, as Secretary of the Northwest Territory)
- Preceded by Winthrop Sargent
- Succeeded by Charles Willing Byrd
Life Data[]
- William Henry Harrison
- Born February 9, 1773 (Charles City County, Virginia)
- Died April 4, 1841 (68 years)
- Occupation: Soldier, Farmer, Politician
- Military Service: 1791-98, 1811-1814 (10 years, Major General, US Army)
- Political Party: Democratic-Republican (1798-1828), National Republican (1828-31), Whig (1836-41)
Immediate Family[]
- Father: Benjamin Harrison V (1726-91)
- Mother: Elizabeth Bassett (1730-92)
- Sibling 1: Lucy Bassett Harrison (1749-1809)
- m.1771 Peyton Randolph (1738-84)
- Children: 4 sons, 2 daughters
- m.1788 Anthony Singleton (1750-95)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Sibling 2: Elizabeth Harrison (1751-91)
- m.1772 William Rickman (1715-83)
- m.1785 John Edmondson (1747-88)
- Sibling 3: Anne Bassett Harrison (1753-1821)
- m.1775 David Coupland (1749-1822)
- Children: 4 sons, 6 daughters
- Sibling 4: Benjamin Harrison VI (1755-99)
- m.1776 Susannah Randolph (1750-81)
- Children: 1 son
- m.1785 Sarah Mercer (1760-87)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Sibling 5: Carter Bassett Harrison (1756-1808)
- m.1774 Mary Allen (1761-93)
- Children: 3 sons
- m.1794 Jane Byrd (1773-1813)
- Sibling 6: Sarah Bassett Harrison (1770-1812)
- m.1795 John Minge (1770-1829)
- Children: 7 sons, 6 daughters
- Paternal Grandfather: Benjamin Harrison IV (1693-1745)
- Paternal Grandmother: Anne Carter (1704-45)
- Maternal Grandfather: William Bassett IV (1709-44)
- Maternal Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill (1710-79)
Wife: Anna Tuthill Symmes[]
- Born July 25, 1775
- Father: John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814)
- Mother: Anna Abigail Tuthill (1741-76)
- Siblings: Cleves, Maria, Joseph, Louisianna
- Died February 25, 1864 (88 years)
- Marriage: November 22, 1795 - April 4, 1841 (45 years, died)
Child 1: Elizabeth Bassett Harrison[]
- Born September 29, 1796
- Died September 27, 1846 (49 years)
- Husband: John Cleves Short (1792-1863)
- Marriage: June 29, 1814 - September 27, 1846 (32 years, died)
- Child 1: Mary Short (1815-16)
Child 2: John Cleves Symmes Harrison[]
- Born October 28, 1798
- Died October 30, 1830 (32 years)
- Wife: Clarissa Brown Pike (1803-37)
- Marriage: September 27, 1819 - October 30, 1830 (11 years, died)
- Child 1: Zebuline Adelaide Pike Harrison (1820-49)
- m.1840 John Hunt (1816-86)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- Child 2: Anna Maria Symmes Harrison (1822-49)
- m.1842 James Roberts (1817-69)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- Child 3: Clarissa Louise Harrison (1824-83)
- m.1844 Tomlin Banks (1820-50)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1853 Oliver Morgan (1824-1900)
- Children: 3 sons
- Child 4: Montgomery Pike Harrison (1826-49)
- Child 5: William Henry Harrison (1828-1900)
- m.1849 Elvira Rogers (1833-75)
- Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1877 Mary McIntyre (1849-1922)
- Child 6: John Cleves Symmes Harrison Jr. (1830-30)
Child 3: Lucy Singleton Harrison[]
- Born September 5, 1800
- Died April 7, 1826 (25 years)
- Husband: David Kirkpatrick Este (1785-1876)
- Marriage: September 30, 1819 - April 7, 1826 (6 years, died)
- Child 1: William Harrison Este (1820-20)
- Child 2: Lucy Anna Harrison Este (1822-68)
- m.1843 Joseph Reynolds (1815-95)
- Children: 4 sons, 3 daughters
- Child 3: David Kirkpatrick Este (1824-25)
- Child 4: David Este (1826-26)
Child 4: William Henry Harrison Jr.[]
- Born September 3, 1802
- Died February 6, 1838 (35 years)
- Wife: Jane Findlay Irwin (1804-47)
- Marriage: February 18, 1824 - February 6, 1838 (13 years, died)
- Child 1: James Findlay Harrison (1825-1907)
- m.1848 Caroline Alston (1826-63)
- Children: 3 sons
- m.1864 Alice Kennedy (1842-1911)
- Children: 4 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 2: William Henry Harrison III (1826-1904)
- m.1852 Minerva Murphy (1832-1903)
- Children: 2 sons
Child 5: John Scott Harrison[]
- Born October 4, 1804
- Died May 25, 1878 (73 years)
- First Wife: Lucretia Knapp Johnson (1804-30)
- Marriage: February 18, 1824 - February 6, 1830 (5 years, widowed)
- Child 1: Elizabeth Short Harrison (1825-1904)
- m.1847 George Eaton (1820-66)
- Children: 3 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 2: William Henry Harrison (1827-29)
- Child 3: Sarah Lucretia Harrison (1829-1917)
- m.1859 Thomas Devin (1826-1906)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- Second Wife: Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (1810-50)
- Marriage: August 12, 1831 - August 15, 1850 (19 years, widowed)
- Child 4: Archibald Irwin Harrison (1832-70)
- m.1860 Elizabeth Sheets (1836-94)
- Children: 1 son, 3 daughters
- Child 5: Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)
- m.1853 Caroline Scott (1832-92)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- m.1896 Mary Lord (1858-1948)
- Children: 1 daughter
- Child 6: Mary Jane Irwin Harrison (1835-67)
- m.1859 Samuel Morris (1834-1913)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Child 7: Anna Symmes Harrison (1837-38)
- Child 8: John Irwin Harrison (1839-39)
- Child 9: Carter Bassett Harrison (1840-1905)
- m.1864 Sophia Dashiell (1826-1927)
- Children: 2 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 10: Anna Symmes Harrison (1842-1926)
- m.1869 Samuel Morris (1834-1913)
- Children: 2 sons, 5 daughters
- Child 11: John Scott Harrison Jr. (1844-1926)
- m.1872 Sophia Lytle (1855-1935)
- Children: 6 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 12: James Findlay Harrison (1847-48)
- Child 13: James Irwin Harrison (1849-50)
Child 6: Benjamin Harrison[]
- Born May 5, 1806
- Died June 9, 1840 (34 years)
- First Wife: Louisa Smith Bonner (1809-51)
- Marriage: January 1, 1827 - 1830 (2-3 years, divorced)
- Child 1: John Cleves Short Harrison (1829-1904)
- m.1851 Mary Harrison (1831-66)
- Children: 3 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1867 Margaret McCarty (1832-1923)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- Second Wife: Mary Raney (1810-40)
- Marriage: June 1, 1831 - June 9, 1840 (9 years, died)
- Child 2: Benjamin Harrison Jr. (1838-38)
- Child 3: William Henry Harrison (1839-50)
Child 7: Mary Symmes Harrison[]
- Born January 28, 1809
- Died November 16, 1842 (33 years)
- Husband: John Henry Fitzhugh Thornton (1798-1871)
- Marriage: March 5, 1829 - November 16, 1842 (13 years, died)
- Child 1: William Henry Harrison Thornton (1830-1903)
- Child 2: Charles Fitzhugh Thornton (1832-68)
- Child 3: Anna Harrison Thornton (1835-83)
- m.1863 Lee Fitzhugh (1838-1906)
- Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter
- Child 4: Alice Elizabeth Thornton (1836-36)
- Child 5: Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh Thornton (1839-1920)
- m.1863 John Lewis (1835-1919)
- Children: 5 sons, 1 daughter
- Child 6: Lucy Harrison Thornton (1840-40)
- Child 7: John Henry Fitzhugh Thornton Jr. (1842-1907)
- m.1867 Eliza West (1841-1927)
- Children: 1 son
Child 8: Carter Bassett Harrison[]
- Born October 26, 1811
- Died August 12, 1839 (27 years)
- Wife: Mary Anne Sutherland (1814-93)
- Marriage: June 13, 1836 - August 12, 1839 (3 years, died)
- Child 1: Rebecca Jane Harrison (1836-36)
- Child 2: Anna Carter Harrison (1837-1924)
- m.1862 David McClung (1831-1916)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
Child 9: Anna Tuthill Harrison[]
- Born October 28, 1813
- Died July 5, 1865 (51 years)
- Husband: William Henry Harrison Taylor (1813-94)
- Marriage: June 16, 1836 - July 5, 1865 (29 years, died)
- Child 1: William Henry Harrison Taylor Jr. (1837-1906)
- m.1862 Mary King (1842-80)
- Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter
- m.1881 Clara Jenkins (1855-1906)
- Children: 1 son, 1 daughter
- Child 2: Lucy Singleton Taylor (1839-1906)
- m.1867 Harrison Howell (1833-1907)
- Children: 3 sons, 2 daughters
- Child 3: Anna Cleves Harrison Taylor (1840-1939)
- m.1873 George Comstock (1842-1903)
- Children: 2 daughters
- Child 4: Jane Harrison Taylor (1840-1939)
- m.1875 Edward Davenport (1852-1930)
- Children: 3 sons
- Child 5: John Thomas Taylor (1841-1926)
- m.1867 Agnes Kennedy (1846-80)
- Children: 2 daughters
- m.1880 Amelia Willson (1859-1925)
- Child 6: Mary Thornton Taylor (1843-1905)
- m.1870 George Plummer (1836-1914)
- Children: 1 son, 3 daughters
- Child 7: Elizabeth Short Taylor (1846-1940)
- Child 8: Florence Galt Taylor (1848-1930)
- m.1876 Charles Hendryx (1847-1935)
- Children: 1 son, 2 daughters
- Child 9: Virginia Berkeley Taylor (1851-1928)
- m.1891 Frank Stratton (1858-1908)
- Child 10: Ellen Bassett Taylor (1853-64)
- Child 11: Edward Everett Taylor (1856-1932)
- m.1881 Belle Bradley (1861-1909)
- m.1911 Hattie Joas (1864-1955)
Child 10: James Findlay Harrison[]
- Born May 15, 1814
- Died April 6, 1817 (2 years)