William Henry Harrison in Office

William made speeches and wrote letters. In 1840 Harrison was nominated for president. The campaign was noisy and colorful with songs, parades and speeches. The great slogan was Tippecanoe and Tyler Too! He was elected president. A statue of William may be seen on the Battlefield monument.  Matt 1997

Harrison's death was a careless mistake! On a drizzly March fourth, William Henry Harrison gave the longest inauguration speech in history with his jacket off, and caught a cold!! Later on the cold turned into pneumonia and he died on April 4,1841. He was president only one month! That was very short!  Brent 1998

William Henry Harrison died without knowing that he would.  One day he had a speech to go to.  At the speech he didn't wear a coat or hat.  One month later he caught pnumonia and got really sick.  Pretty soon he died.  Everybody was very sad for his death.  He died at the age of 67 years old.  He was born in 1773 and died April 4,1841.  That was one of the biggest tragedies ever.  President Harrison was the 9th President.
Joey 1998

Harrison died after his anogeration speach.  He was only 67 years old.  If he was alive today he would be 225 years old.  He died of pnumonia.  He deid in Apil 4, 1841.  He died in office.  He had the longest speech. That's all I know.
Leigh 1998

William Henry Harrison was the first to die in office. When William henry Harrison said his 2 hour speech he did not have a coat or hat on that time. William Henry Harrison was the first to do the longest speech ever in that time. A month later the pneumonia got bad. The next day he died of it. He was 67 when died. now he’s 204 years old.
Logan 1998

William Henry Harrison was the first president that died in office.He stood and said a 2 hour speech in March with no hat or coat.Right after that he died.He was only 67 when he died.
Andrew 1998

William Henry Harrison's life ended unexpectedly. One day William Henry Harrison was giving an inauguration speech. It was the longest inauguration ever. He was standing in the rain without a hat or coat. then he caught a cold called pnumonia. A month later the pnumonia got worse. Then after that he died. He had the shortest term of all presidents.
Kayla 1998

Harrison did not return to Vincennes to live. He moved his family to a farm inherited by his wife at North Bend, Ohio a few miles east of the Indiana line. He served in the Ohio legistature, in Congress and was a minister to Colombia in South America. In 1829 Harrison returned home, bringing a brilliant colored macaw that was a pet for years. He had a family of 10 children and he worked hard in managing a farm of 3.000 acres. He also wrote many letters and speeches on political questions.
Cody 1997

William Henry Harrison was elected president on March 4, 1841. (He had ten children and he tried hard to farm 3,000 acres.) He was the first president to die in office. William Henry Harrison gave the longest speech ever. It lasted over one hour and forty minutes. That's how he got a terrible cold and died. Harrison died April 4, 1841 one month after he was elected.
Brittany 1997

President William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office. He was president for 31 days. Later his grandson, Benjamin Harrison became president.
Cassie 1997

William Henry Harrison died off giving one of the longest speeches. It all started when he got elected for president. A few months after the election he  gave an inauguration speech.  While giving the speech he had his jacket off. After the speech he caught pneumonia. When a month passed by he died because of the long speech and having his jacket off. So that's how Harrison caught pneumonia.
Johnathon 1998

William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States of America. He became president in 1840. His campaign sign said "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." It was called that because he was nicknamed "Old Tippecanoe" and Tyler was going for Vice. President. He was only in office for 31 days. He died because he gave a speech in the rain and got sick. That is his life being a president.
Ryan 1997

William Henry Harrison was elected President and went to Washington on March 4, 1841. At the end of the month he caught a cold, and a month later after taking the oath he died of pneumonia. Harrison was the first President to die in office.
Misty 1997

William Henry Harrison did not go back to Vincennes. His family moved to a farm inherited by Anna his wife. He farmed land that was 3,000 acres. Harrison was nominated. William Henry Harrison lost that election. Then in 1840 William Henry Harrison was nominated again. This time he won. On March 4th, 1841 William Henry Harrison, age 67, was sworn in as President of the United States. The Battle of Tippecanoe helped him become President. His running mate was John Tyler. Harrison and Tyler made the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!" The slogan reminded people of Harrison's military successes. He won because his opponent was unpopular. He was also governor of the Indiana Territory. William Henry Harrison was the first President to die in office. He died in the White House, after catching a cold. William Henry Harrison died April 4th, 1841, one month after being elected. A couple of his sons served in Congress. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison became President.
Cathy, Laura, and Ann1996

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