フロンティアを開拓し西部を制した最短在任の第9代大統領

フロンティアを開拓し西部を制した最短在任の第9代大統領

William Henry Harrison

An American military officer, politician, and 9th President of the United States. He rose to prominence as a military figure in the Northwest Territory, earning renown in battles such as Fallen Timbers, Tippecanoe, and the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812. Subsequently, he served as Governor of the Indiana Territory, a member of the U.S. Congress, and Minister to Colombia, before winning the 1840 presidential election as the Whig Party candidate. He assumed the presidency on March 4, 1841, but passed away just 31 days later on April 4.

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Year William Henry Harrison
1773
Birth of William Henry Harrison (Period: February 9, 1773, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1785
Northwest Indian War (Age: 11 years old, Period: 1785–1795, Location: Northwest Territory, present-day Ohio, Indiana, etc.)
1791
Enlistment in the Army (William Henry Harrison, Age: 17 years old, Period: 1791, Location: U.S. Army, Northwest Territory)
1793
Appointment as Aide-de-Camp to Anthony Wayne (William Henry Harrison, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1793, Location: Northwest Territory)
1794
Fallen Timbers (Age: 21 years old, Period: August 20, 1794, Location: Around Present-day Maumee, Ohio)
Battle of Fallen Timbers (Age: 21 years old, Period: August 20, 1794, Location: South of Present-day Toledo, Ohio, Around the Maumee River)
1795
Treaty of Greenville (Age: 22 years old, Period: August 3, 1795, Location: Fort Greenville, present-day Greenville, Ohio)
Marriage (William Henry Harrison and Anna, Age: 22 years old, Period: November 25, 1795, Location: North Bend, Northwest Territory (Present-day North Bend, Ohio))
Marriage (William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes, Age: 22 years old, Period: November 25, 1795, Location: North Bend, Northwest Territory (Present-day North Bend, Ohio))
1798
Appointment as Secretary of the Northwest Territory (William Henry Harrison, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1798, Location: Northwest Territory)
1799
Assumption of Office as Delegate to the Northwest Territory Legislature (William Henry Harrison, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1799–1800, Location: Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., etc.)
1801
Appointment as Governor of the Indiana Territory (William Henry Harrison, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1801–1812, Location: Indiana Territory, Present-day Indiana, Illinois, etc.)
1803
Promotion of Native American Land Treaties (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1803–1809, Location: Indiana Territory / Northwest Territory)
1808
Enlistment in the U.S. Army (Age: 34 years old, Period: 1808, Location: United States)
1809
Treaty of Fort Wayne (Age: 36 years old, Period: September 30, 1809, Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory)
Conclusion of the Treaty of Fort Wayne (Age: 36 years old, Period: September 30, 1809, Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory)
1810
Tecumseh's War (Age: 36 years old, Period: 1810–1811, Location: Near present-day Indiana and Ohio)
Meeting Between Harrison and Tecumseh (Age: 37 years old, Period: August 1810, Location: Vincennes, Indiana Territory)
1811
Battle of Tippecanoe (Age: 38 years old, Period: November 7, 1811, Location: Prophetstown, Around Present-day Battle Ground, Indiana)
1812
War of 1812 (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1812–1815, Location: Southern United States, especially around Alabama and Tennessee)
Appointment as Commander of the Army of the Northwest (William Henry Harrison, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1812–1814, Location: Northwest Theater, Present-day Ohio, Michigan, Southwestern Canada)
Appointment as Commander of the Army of the Northwest in the War of 1812 (William Henry Harrison, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1812–1813, Location: Around Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan)
1813
Siege of Fort Meigs (Age: 40 years old, Period: April–May 1813, Location: Fort Meigs, Present-day Perrysburg, Ohio)
Battle of the Thames (Age: 40 years old, Period: October 5, 1813, Location: Upper Canada, Around Present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada)
1816
U.S. Representative From Ohio (William Henry Harrison, Age: 42 years old, Period: 1816–1819, Location: Washington, D.C.)
1828
Minister to Colombia (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1828–1829, Location: Bogotá, Colombia)
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1828–1829, Location: Bogotá, Colombia)
1840
1840 Presidential Election Victory (William Henry Harrison, Age: 66 years old, Period: 1840, Location: United States)
1840 Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison, Age: 66 years old, Period: 1840, Location: United States)
Victory in the 1840 Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison, Age: 66 years old, Period: 1840, Location: United States)
1840 United States Presidential Election (William Henry Harrison, Age: 67 years old, Period: November–December 1840, Location: U.S. States)
1841
Inauguration as the 9th President of the United States (William Henry Harrison, Age: 68 years old, Period: March 4, 1841, Location: Washington, D.C.)
Presidential Inaugural Address (William Henry Harrison, Age: 68 years old, Period: March 4, 1841, Location: Washington, D.C.)
Death of William Henry Harrison (Age: 68 years old, Period: April 4, 1841)
Death in Office (Age: 68 years old, Period: April 4, 1841, Location: The White House, Washington, D.C.)

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