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 ...

William Harrison, a frontier army general ... 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 1840.

Here's a look at the history of the oldest presidents — in the Oval Office and beyond: The two oldest presidents ever to be sworn in are Mr. Biden, who was 78 when he took office in 2021, and Trump, ...

Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison. The popular belief is that he developed the infection after catching a cold while delivering his ...

In 1840, the Whig party nominated William Henry Harrison ... of Tippecanoe over the Native Americans. Harrison’s opponent, incumbent Democratic President Martin Van Buren, was a former vice ...