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When is looking quickly over the lives of the Presidents of america, it is easy to neglect William Henry Harrison. After all, he only offered as the principle Executive for 30 days, and he spent nearly all those during intercourse, fighting for his life and finally burning off. However, to dismiss Harrison because he offered such a short while in the White House is just as foolish as disregarding Patrick Henry or Alexander Hamilton because these were never elected to the country's highest office. In fact, like Henry, Hamilton, and many more from the first days of the Republic, Harrison offered his country in many ways and was one of the most consequential statistics both in politics and the military services, which makes it all the more unfortunate that much the same way Hamilton is kept in mind for the duel with Aaron Burr, Harrison is kept in mind for being the first president to perish in office. The way in which of Harrison's death, and the length of his inaugural address, have overshadowed the many facets of his life and career. For example, few people know of his famous family, how he slipped out of medical institution to become soldier, and exactly how he eloped with a woman and went on to have 10 children with her. Harrison's early political career also remains relatively unidentified; few realize that he spent a lot of his early adulthood in what was then still wilderness, first as a soldier, then as the territorial governor of the Indiana Territory.
