The Whigs wanted a candidate who might win the election. The competition was Martin Van Buren, who was Andrew Jackson's hand-picked successor. The Whig party had been formed mostly as an anti-Jackson party. They had become painfully aware of Jackson's appeal and saw Harrison as a Whig version of Jackson. Like Jackson, he was a hero of the War of 1812 as well as an Indiana fighter. Like Jackson, he had lived on the Western frontier and now lived in Ohio. (Unlike Jackson, he was from the old Virginia aristocracy. His father had signed the Declaration of Independence and been governor of Virginia, so the Whigs, to which most of the old establishment belonged, felt comfortable with Harrison. )
I think for the obvious reason that politicians sometimes distort the truth- they think it will help them win the election and do no great harm in the long run. Harrison really was an Indian fighter and he really had been lived in frontier Indiana. (No good reason to mention that he now lived in a mansion and that he was about as "blue-blood" as one can get in America, since his father has signed the Declaration of Independence and the first 6 president had all been guests at his home.)
He was a well known war hero, having won the Battle of Tippecanoe.
The Whigs ran William Henry Harrison in 1840 and won .
The death of President William Henry Harrison
the death of president william henry harrison
the wigs saw a chance to win the the white house
In 1839, the Whigs offered the vice-presidency to Webster to run with William Henry Harrison. but he refused. The Whigs won the election in 1840. William Henry Harrison was elected President with John Tyler his running mate.
William Henry Harrison won the 1840 presidential election and his party was the Whigs.
Log Cabins and Hard Cider
log cabin and hard cider
log cabin and hard cider
The Whigs only managed to elect two presidents, Wm. Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor.
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States. He was a member of the Whig party. Harrison only held office for one month, and was the first president to die while serving.
John Tyler was associated with the Whig party when William Henry Harrison was still in office. After the death of Harrison, Tyler succeed him, becoming president, but in the midst of his presidentacy, he change his platform party, vetoing several bills proposed by the Whigs.