2018-11-30 Fri

William Henry Harrison was born on 9th February 1771 into a prominent Virginia family, He joined Army at a young man and also fought for American Indians on the U.S. frontier.

William Henry Harrison served his country as a President for one month before dying of pneumonia. His tenure period as a President was from March 4, 1841, until April 4, 1841. He was the first president who died in the office, serving the shortest tenure in the United States Presidential history. His death sparked a constitutional crisis and questions and debates about the presidential line of succession.

The United States of America had issued this commemorative coin with his image on the obverse side of the coin.

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