The 9th President of the United States was William Henry Harrison President Harrison was in office from March 4, 1841 until April 4, 1841 when he died of pneumonia. He was in office for 32 days, the shortest term by any US President, and was the first US President to die in office..
Even though there was a snow storm going on in Washington,D.C, and the weather was very cold, William Henry Harrison refused to hold the inauguration ceremony inside. He was not dressed for the weather and he made such a long speech that shortly after his inauguration, William Henry Harrison came down with a cold, which quickly transformed into pneumonia. On April 4, 1841, having only served 31 days in office, President William Henry Harrison died. Additionally, and FYI, Harrison's inaugural speech was the longest in history, to date. It was timed at being 1 hour and 45 minutes long. His VP, John Tyler took over after Harrison's death. Together they coined the phrase: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.
One month after William H. Harrison gave the longest Inaguration Speech in American history on a cold, rainy day, he died of pneumonia, which he caught while giving the speech.
Probably the most important result was that Harrison, apparently weakened from the effort and exposure to the cold, took sick and never recovered, dying a month later.
His most consequential speech was his very long inaugural address. He apparently became chilled due to the cold weather, took sick and died after a month in bed.
It was President William Henry Harrison in 1841.
William Henry Harrison
President William Henry Harrison He died two weeks after his inauguration because he gave a long speech during January, a cold month, with no coat, and no hat, he contracted pneumonia, and died.
The 9th President, William Henry Harrison served only 31 days. It is widely believed that he caught pneumonia during the delivery of his inauguration speech on March 4, 1841, and he died on April 4th.
He was the first president to die while in office. He caught pneumonia after giving his inaugural speech and died a month later.
William Henry Harrison died from pneumonia while he was President.
None. Harrison was only president for one month.
He died from pneumonia
William Henry Harrison, in 1841. He fell ill after giving a long inaugural speech in bad weather and died a month later.hey
William Henry Harrison gave an hour and forty-five minute inaugeral address in a snowstorm. He died a month later of pneumonia.
William Henry Harrison is the one. He never recovered from it and died about one month later.
Harrison was only president for one month before dying of pneumonia.