William Henry Harrison Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Henry Harrison, based on 6 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

6 records1798–18416 events2 places

Chronological biography

1798

Secretary of North West Territory1798

Government / Government of USA · Secretary of North West Territory

Appointed Secretary of the North West Territory

1800

Governor1800

Government / Government of USA · Governor of Indiana · Indiana

Appointed Governor of Indiana

1813

Capture of Detroit1813

Warfare / USA-Britain War · Detroit

Harrison captures Detroit from the British

1828

Minister of Colombia1828

Government / Government of USA · Minister of Colombia

Appointed Minister to Colombia

1841

Death of William Henry Harrison1841

Government / Whig Party Government

Death of William Henry Harrison, after 1 month in office

President of USA1841

Government / Whig Party Government · President of USA

Appointed President of the USA, 9th President

Titles and roles

Governor of Indiana · Minister of Colombia · President of USA · Secretary of North West Territory

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.