Albert Gallatin Hoit

William Henry Harrison, the year before his death

U.S. President William Henry Harrison, also known as "Old Tippecanoe," who lived from 1773-1841. This is a reproduction of an 1840 painting by Albert Gallatin Hoit. Harrison was elected president the same year, but served in office only 31 days before dying of a fever.

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