William Henry Harrison

Born: February 9, 1773 in Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, VA
Died:  April 4, 1841 in Washington, D.C.

Delegate from the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio.
Representative and Senator from Ohio.

Vice President - John Tyler

- Pursued classical studies, attended Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia and studied medicine.

- 1798 - entered the Army as an ensign in the First Infantry, served in the Indian War and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.  Resigned from the Army; appointed Secretary of the Northwest Territory 1798-1799.

- Elected as Delegate from the Northwest Territory to the Sixth Congress and served from 3/4/1799 to 5/14/1800.

- 1801 - Resigned to become Territorial Governor of Indiana 1801-1813.

- Major General in the U.S. Army in the War of 1812.  Resigned from the Army in 1814.

- Elected to the 14th Congress to fill John McLean's seat.  Re-elected to the 15th Congress and served from October 8, 1816 - March 3, 1819.

- 1820 - Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Ohio.

- Member of the Senate from 1819-1821.  Presidential elector in Ohio in 1822.

- Elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1825 - May 20, 1828.  Resigned to become Minister of Colombia 1828-1829.

- Elected the 9th President of the United States in 1840 and served from March 4, 1841 until his death in Washington D.C. on April 4, 1841.

 - Internment in William Henry Harrison Memorial State Park, opposite Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio

President's Park South Dakota 2005

The William Henry Harrison Memorial in North Bend, OH

Martin Van Buren

Born: December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, NY
Died: July 24, 1862 at his home, "Lindenwald"

- Senator and VP from New York

- Vice President - Richard Mentor Johnson

- 1803 - Studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Kinderhook, NY

- 1809 - Moved to Hudson NY

- 1813 - 1820 - Member of state senate

- 1816 - 1819 - Attny General of NY

- 1821 - Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention

- Elected to U.S. Senate; re-elected in 1827 and served from March 4, 1821 - December 20, 1828 when he resigned - being elected governor.

- Governor of NY from January to March of 1829 when he resigned to enter the Cabinet.

- Secretary of State in the Cabinet of Andrew Jackson from March 1829 until he resigned May of 1831 when he became the Minister to Great Britain.

- Senate rejected his nomination in January 1832; returned to U.S.

- Elected, as a Democrat, Vice President of the United States under Jackson and served from March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837

- Elected, as a Democrat, the 8th President of the United States and served from March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841

- Unsuccessful candidate for re-election as President on the Democratic ticket in 1840 and on the Free-Soil ticket in 1848.

- Withdrew from political life and retired to his home where he died.

President's Park in South Dakota 2005