Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison, who defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe. John Tyler was his running mate. This slogan was successful for the Whig Party in the 1840 presidential election.
He never ran for president. He was vice president put into office as president when Garfield was assassinated.
Harrison was famous for his victory at Tippecanoe - it was a battle against a British financed Indian uprising that was a big threat to western frontier settlers- Harrison's victory not only ended that threat but pretty much opened ended the Biritish and Indian threat in the NW frontier area. Tyler was Harrison's running mate. I am not sure how much input or choice Harrison had about the slogan.
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Indians were defeated in the battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana Territory. William Henery Harrison keads the battle when he runs for president this battle earns him the nick name tippecanoe. This also won him the presidency when he won with the slogan "tippecanoe and tyler too"
John Tyler was the vice-president elected in 1840, The slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too became famous. "Tippecanoe" was Harrison who died after a month in office so Tyler became president.
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That was the campaign slogan for William Harrison and John Tyler during the Election of 1840. It refers to Harrison's leadership as Governor of Indiana during the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
It was Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
William Henry Harrison was known as 'Old Tippecanoe' because he defeated the Shawnee at the battle at Tippecanoe Creek. John Tyler was his Vice-Presidential candidate.
His campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Harrison was a war hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, and John Tyler was his running mate.
came from the election in 1840, when William Henry Harrison (also known as "Old Tippecanoe") ran for president with John Tyler running as vice president. they used the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too".
William Henry Harrison who commanded the US forces at Tippecanoe, later ran for President with the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too ", so the hero of Tippecanoe was called Tippecanoe and was William Henry Harrison.The Tippecanoe River was the location of a decisive battle between the US forces and the allied American Indian forces. The US won and established its dominance over the Indian nations.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too", became their favorite slogan.
" Tippecanoe and Tyler Too "
Tippecanoe was the nickname of William Henry Harrison. He received the nickname after a battle against native Americans near the Tippecanoe River when he was Governor of the Indiana Territory. His running mate in the 1840 presidential election was John Tyler.
Tippecanoe was William Henry Harrison, who defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe. John Tyler was his running mate. This slogan was successful for the Whig Party in the 1840 presidential election.