Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

William Harrison is professor emeritus in the Department ... Delegates and serving as president of the Michigan Basin Geological Society. In 2001, Harrison served as general chairman for the Eastern ...

Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed ... Although he endorsed protectionist tariffs in general, Harrison negotiated reciprocal trade agreements that set the pattern ...