The old warhorse answered the bell and the race for the United States Senate in Wyoming became one of the most closely watched in the country during the 1954 election. The prediction proved accurate ...

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 ...

Rounding out the list of the oldest U.S. presidents in history is the country’s fifth president, James Monroe. He was also ...

The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through December 31 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President ...

Ninth President William Henry Harrison served as Jefferson's hammer when it came to making shady treaties with tribes and taking Indian land. Editor’s note: Voters this year will elect the 45th ...

Engraving From 1881 Featuring The American President, William Henry Harrison. Harrison Lived From 1773 Until 1841. William Harrison Portrait, 9th President of the United States A portrait of William ...

William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth president of the United States, the oldest president to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the ...

"Tippecanoe" Harrison was elected the 9th president of the U.S. in 1840 but ran into exceptionally foul weather on his Inauguration Day. Ill but persevering, he delivered a lengthy speech hatless and ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as ... He vetoed a bill resurrecting the Bank of the United States (which Jackson had ...

After being sworn in, Washington delivered the first inaugural address in the senate ... D.C. as William Henry Harrison was sworn in as the ninth President of the United States.

William Henry ... the U.S. Senate twice when state legislatures still elected the members of that body. King was defeated both times and it took popular elections before he could attain his goal, ...

Grandson of William Henry ... Harrison established Samoa as an American protectorate with Germany and England as partners, and tried to annex Hawaii following a revolution (the Senate rejected ...