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
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