Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the ...

While Hamilton County has turned blue politically, some regions of red remain. The election results Tuesday night showed ...

In October, the Around the Corner crew got to experience history at the Clayton House and learn about its creator, William ...

In 1840, the Whig party nominated William Henry Harrison, a member of a prominent Virginia family and the hero of the battle of Tippecanoe over the Native Americans. Harrison’s opponent ...

William Harrison, a frontier army general whose fame ... John Tyler. The Whigs, led by Henry Clay, fielded Harrison as a war hero candidate in 1840. During the campaign, they downplayed ...

Ohio is known for producing a disproportionate number of U.S. presidents, but a Donald Trump victory this election cycle would bring Ohio’s first undisputed vice president. The Ohio Statehouse claims ...

In fourth place is the nation's ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected in 1841 at age 68, but his tenure as president was short-lived. He died 32 days into his first term ...

Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio... Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election. His economic policy may have ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania (MyValleyTributes) – On Friday, November 8, 2024, William “Bill” Henry Harrison Sanner, IV, age 75, ...

In 1811, U.S. forces led by Indiana Territory Gov. William Henry Harrison defeated warriors from Tecumseh’s Confederacy in the Battle of Tippecanoe.