Was William Henry Harrison Assassinated?
New Medical Reviews Question
the Ninth President’s Death

The following article is courtesy of Was William Henry Harrison Assassinated By Nicholas F. Benton

Did the ninth president of the United States, the first to die in office, actually succumb to pneumonia one month after his inauguration, or was he the victim of foul play?

A review of the medical reports of the so-called "treatment" regimen imposed on the 69-year old Gen. William Henry Harrison when he fell ill shortly after taking office in March 1841 provides circumstantial evidence that the elderly hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe might have been murdered by medical assassins. An official report at the time stated that he died not of pneumonia, but of the treatment he was subjected to for "an ordinary winter cold."

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William Henry Harrison became the ninth President of the United States on March 4, 1841. His term was the shortest of any president, for he died only one month into his term – becoming the first president to die in office.

Harrison’s greatest life and patriotic achievements, therefore, occurred prior to becoming President. The Battle of Thames (October 5, 1813), where Harrison defeated British and Indian forces, ended in the death of the famous Indiana leader, Tecumseh.
But the battle that made Harrison a hero took place near Lafayette, Indiana. Learn more about the famous battle of Tippecanoe, which led to Tecumseh’s downfall at the Battle of Thames, and how you can visit the battlefield here. Indiana holds Harrison as one of its own founding fathers from his twelve-year term as Territorial Governor.

Harrison's was the first Presidential candidate to use at the time unheard of campaign tactics. He was the first president to have a campaign slogan, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!”

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Looking Ahead . . .

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