Presidents Who Died In Office: William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison served as the ninth president of the U.S. (1841). He was inaugurated at age 68. He was flawless in office because he died  on his 32nd day.
WWH was born in Berkeley in 1773. He studied classics and history at Hampden-Sydney College, Then began the study of medicine in Richmond,Virginia.
In 1841 he died of pneumonia.

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