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William and me, Harrison.

Thank you, Noah, for introducing William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States.

William Henry Harrison was the first president elected from the New Wig Party, which was a political party created in opposition to Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.

When he took office, he was 68 years old, which at that time made him the oldest president to take office by far.

Politics was in his blood.

His father, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence before becoming governor of Virginia.

William Henry Harrison's grandson, also named Benjamin Harrison, would eventually become the 23rd President of the United States.

William Henry Harrison, like many presidents before him, was from the state of Virginia and was a war hero.

He most famously won the Battle of Tippecanoe, where he and other American troops demolished the Indian

village of Prophetstown, defeating powerful Indian chief, Tecumsa, and his brother, Tenskwatawa,

also known as the Prophet. Winning the battle of Tippecanoo and other major battles made him a national hero. When William Henry

Harrison ran against Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840, Harrison's campaign was a very successful

one, but also a very deceitful one. Although Harrison came from a wealthy family, Harrison ran for president pretending to be a small farmer from a log cabin who can relate to everyone.

He decided to do this because he saw the success of Andrew Jackson's campaign when Jackson was able to relate to the common man.

He also kept many of his controversial opinions to himself,

like his support for slavery and high tariffs. His campaign also came up with a catchy slogan

for people to chant their support for Harrison. The slogan was Tippecanoo and Tyler 2.

Tippecanoe referred to the Battle Harrison 1 and Tyler referred to his vice presidential running mate John Tyler.

With this strategy, more people than ever came out to vote.

In fact, more than 50% more voters came out in 1840 than just four years earlier.

Harrison beat Van Buren 234 to 60 electoral votes and entered the White House with lots of momentum.

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