William Henry Harrison - History.com http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison See pictures from the life and presidency of William Henry Harrison en Copyright 2013, History.com Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-18T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com William Henry Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo1 On February 9,1773, future President William Henry Harrison was born on the Berkeley Plantation in Virginia. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo1 Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo2 Harrison married Anna Tuthill Symmes in 1795. The couple had eight children of their own, six of which died prior to Harrison's presidency. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo2 William Henry Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo3 In 1811, Harrison earned the nickname "Old Tippecanoe" after leading a brutal, but successful, attack against Tecumseh's Shawnee tribe at Tippecanoe Creek in what is now Indiana. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo3 William Henry Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo4 Harrison ran for president in 1840, choosing Democrat John Tyler to run with him on the Whig Party ticket. They campaigned vigorously, running as "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo4 Harrison's Inauguration http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo5 Harrison is also credited with the record for the longest inaugural address in history. Delivered on a bitterly cold March morning, it clocked in at one hour and 45 minutes. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo5 William Henry Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo6 Harrison caught a cold on the day of his inauguration that lingered, eventually turning into a fatal case of pneumonia. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo6 Death of William H. Harrison http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo7 He died on April 4, 1841, just 32 days into his presidency. It is still the shortest Presidential term in US History. http://www.history.com/photos/william-henry-harrison/photo7