Bend, Ohio.
Harrison is
elected to the
U.S. Senate.
Harrison is
elected
president.
First
International
Conference of
American
States is held in
Washington.
Harrison signs
the Sherman
Antitrust Act to
promote free
trade.
Harrison loses
to Grover
Cleveland in
the presidential
election.
Harrison dies
in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
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In addition, Harrison signed the Sherman
Antitrust Act of 1890. This law
encouraged free trade and outlawed
monopolies, or industries controlled by
one company.
Harrison ran for reelection in 1892, but
he lost to former president Cleveland.
During the campaign Harrison’s wife
died.
Retirement
In 1893 Harrison returned to Indianapolis
and his law practice. In 1896 he
married his wife’s niece, Mary Lord
Dimmick. They had one daughter. Harrison
died on March 13, 1901.
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States
Harrison,
William Henry
After an Army career,William Henry
Harrison became the ninth president of
the United States in 1841. Harrison
died after only one month in office.
Early Life and Career
William Henry Harrison was born on
February 9, 1773, at his family’s plantation
near Richmond, Virginia. He was
the third son of Benjamin Harrison, a
signer of the Declaration of Independence,
and Elizabeth Bassett Harrison.
Harrison attended Hampden-Sydney
College from 1787 to 1790.
At age 18 Harrison joined the U.S.
Army. He fought against the Northwest
Indian Confederation, a group of Native
Americans fighting white settlement on
their land. In 1795 Harrison married
Anna Symmes. They had 10 children.
Political and Military Career
In 1798 President John Adams made
Harrison secretary of the Northwest
Territory, which became the states of
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and
Wisconsin. After the Northwest Territory
was divided, he governed the new
Indiana Territory.
Between 1802 and 1809 Harrison made
a number of treaties, or agreements,
with Native Americans in the territory.
The treaties gave millions of acres of
land to the United States. Angered by
the treaties, Tecumseh, a chief of the
Shawnee, organized an uprising. In
William Henry
Harrison was
the first president
to die in
office.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth
president of the United States.
22 Harrison, William Henry BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
1811 Harrison defeated Tecumseh at the
battle of Tippecanoe. Harrison then
became known as Old Tippecanoe.
During the War of 1812 with Great
Britain, Harrison commanded U.S.
forces in the Northwest. In 1813 his
troops defeated the British and their
Native American allies at the battle of
the Thames in Ontario, Canada.
After the war Harrison served in the
U.S. House of Representatives, the Ohio
state senate, and the U.S. Senate. In
1836 the Whig political party nominated
him for the presidency, but he lost
the election to Martin Van Buren.
Presidency
In 1840 Harrison ran again for
president. John Tyler was the vice
presidential candidate. Their campaign
slogan was “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.”
Harrison won the election and took
office onMarch 4, 1841. That day he
caught a cold that turned into
pneumonia. Harrison died in the White
House on April 4.
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• United States • Van Buren, Martin
•War of 1812
Hartford
Population
(2000 census)
121,578;
(2007 estimate)
124,563
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state
of Connecticut. The city has a port on
the Connecticut River.
Hartford is a center of business and
industry. It is sometimes called the
Insurance City. That is because many
February 9, April 4,
1773 1811 1813 1825–28 1836 1840 1841
Harrison is
born near
Richmond,
Virginia.
Harrison
defeats the
Shawnee at the
battle of
Tippecanoe.
Harrison wins
the battle of the
Thames during
the War of
1812.
Harrison serves
in the U.S.
Senate.
Harrison runs
for president
but loses the
election.
Harrison is
elected
president.
Harrison dies
after only one
month as
president.
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BRITANNICA STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIA Hartford 23
large insurance companies are based
there. Banks, hospitals, and government
offices also provide many jobs. Factories
in the city make aircraft parts, guns, and
tools.
English settlers founded Hartford in
1635. It became one of the two capitals
of Connecticut in 1701. (New Haven
was the other capital.)
A newspaper called the Hartford Courant
was started in 1764. Today it is the oldest
U.S. newspaper that is still in business.
The city’s insurance industry
started in 1794.
In 1875 Hartford became the only capital
of Connecticut. In the late 1800s the
city was home to two famous writers—
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain.
Today people can visit the writers’
homes, which have been preserved as
museums.
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• Twain, Mark
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was one of only a few women
to rule ancient Egypt. Some 3,500 years
ago she achieved rare power as a queen.
Hatshepsut’s parents were King Thutmose
I and Queen Ahmose. Hatshepsut
married her half brother Thutmose II.
This was a common practice in her day.
Her father died in about 1482 BC. Hatshepsut
