Challenges: As he had the most fleeting presidency in our history, William Henry Harrison died too soon to prove himself. His promises included a weak executive office (meaning the President did not ...

Photos from the Library of Congress, UnSplash William Henry Harrison, a Whig politician from Virginia, became the ninth president of the U.S. upon his inauguration in March 1841. However ...

William Harrison ... and unbeknownst to Harrison, would be rejected by his successor and vice president, John Tyler. The Whigs, led by Henry Clay, fielded Harrison as a war hero candidate in ...