William Henry Harrison
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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
Portrait, c. 1840
An engraved portrait print of Harrison at age 27, as a delegate member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1800
1915 depiction of Tecumseh, believed to be copying an 1808 sketch
This portrait of Harrison originally showed him in civilian clothes as a congressional delegate in 1800; the uniform was added after service in the War of 1812.
Tecumseh's confederacy
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Tecumseh's confederacy was a confederation of Indigenous people in the Great Lakes region of North America which formed during the early 19th century around the teaching of Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa.
Tenskwatawa, by Charles Bird King
