William Henry Harrison

President of the United States in 1841

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Lived 1773–1841, aged 68United States

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1773–1841
Aged 68

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Updated 2026-05-29

Shortest-serving U.S. president ever—lasted 31 days in 1841 before dying in office. Harrison's swift exit set a constitutional precedent when VP John Tyler took over, settling the succession question nobody had bothered to answer yet.

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William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States from March to April 1841. He died 31 days into his term, making him the shortest serving president and the first president to die in office. Immediately after his death, vice president John Tyler took over, ending the constitutional crisis that had been triggered by the question of presidential succession in the U.S. Constitution.

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