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.
John Tyler was the 1st VP to become president, occurring when William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia. (Harrison's inauguration speech was 1 hr. and 40 mins. long; Harrison caught a cold and 4 weeks later, he died)
William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, served for only 30 days before pneumonia killed him. He was the first president to die in office. He was succeeded by John Tyler, but Harrison's death revealed flaws, which were resolved, in the constitutional succession. His death was long attributed to his catching cold as a result of exposure during the inauguration, but he didn't catch the cold until three weeks later.
William Henry Harrison the 9th President of the United States. He insisted on making a two hour long speech on a cold wet day, afterwards he contracted pneumonia and died 30 days into his term. (poetic justice?
William Henry Harrison- he died on the 32nd day of his Presidency.
32 days
William Henry Long was born on 1867-03-07.
William Henry Long died on 1947-12-10.
Harrison was only president for one month before dying of pneumonia.
You're referring to our ninth president, William Henry Harrison, who died from pneumonia in April 1841, after just one month as president. In fact, he was the first US president to die in office.
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison has that unfortunate distinction-- he died of pneumonia after just one month as president.
When William Henry Harrison delivered his inaugural address, how long did it last? OR How much time did William Henry Harrison take to deliver his inaugural address?
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.
William Henry Harrison was the US President for 31 days. The 9th President of the United States was William Henry Harrison from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. He fell ill with pneumonia shortly after his inaugural address and died after a month. To date he's the shortest-serving of any US President. Vice President John Tyler succeeded Harrison as president.
William Henry Harrison, in 1841. He fell ill after giving a long inaugural speech in bad weather and died a month later.hey
That was William Henry Harrison, who fell ill with pneumonia after giving an excessively long inaugural address in poor weather.