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Tag Archives: President William Henry Harrison
Richard M. Johnson: Scandalized Vice President
Richard Mentor Johnson was our first VP Johnson. Andrew (2) and Lyndon (3) came later. RMJ: Kentuckian Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850), was born/raised near what is now Louisville, KY when the area was still part of Virginia. His was a … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Martin Van Buren, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Adaline Johnson, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General William Henry Harrison, history, Imogene Johnson, John Tyler, Julia Chinn, Kentucky history, Martin Van Buren, President Andrew Jackson, President Martin Van Buren, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn, Richard Johnson’s common law wife, Richard Mentor Johnson, Tecumseh, The War Hawks of 1812, US history, Vice Presidential history, VP Richard M. Johnson
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The Unexpected Death of Zachary Taylor
During the past few decades, a couple of mild kerfluffles were posed by eminent scholars who suspected that POTUS Rough and Ready may have been done in! Ol’ Zach Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was Virginia born to a middle class family … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged "Old Rough and Ready", American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, President James K. Polk, President William Henry Harrison, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Compromise of 1850, the Mexican War, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, VP John Tyler, VP Millard Fillmore, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Tippecanoe and Lincoln: Coalitions
In 1804, the office of Vice President devolved into one of geopolitical accommodation. Geopolitical Accommodation: After the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the Presidential election of 1800, Aaron Burr became Vice President, according to the premise that … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, John Tyler, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison
Tagged Aaron Burr, Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, The Democratic-Republicans, The election of 1840, The National Republicans, The Republican Party, The Union Party of 1864, The Whig Party, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too, US history, VP Aaron Burr, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Hannibal Hamlin, VP John Tyler, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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Thank You, John Tyler
The Whig party wasn’t really a political party per se, in 1840. It was more a conglomeration of frictional, factional and sectional needs and angsts, and would remain so for the rest of its short 12-year-run. The frictional part centered … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison
Tagged American history, Andrew Jackson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Henry Clay, history, John Tyler, President John Tyler, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, US history, Vice President John Tyler, VP Andrew Johnson, VP Calvin Coolidge, VP Chester Alan Arthur, VP Gerald Ford, VP Harry Truman, VP Lyndon B. Johnson, VP Millard Fillmore, VP Theodore Roosevelt, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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William Henry Harrison: The Windy Inaugural
William Henry Harrison was a well-known “dark horse” President – if such a thing is possible. WHH: Virginia Patrician Contrary to the myth, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was as well-born as any First Family of Virginia could be. His family … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William Henry Harrison
Tagged "Old Tippecanoe", American history, Andrew Jackson, Battle of The Thames, Battle of Tippecanoe, Benjamin Harrison V, Daniel Webster, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Families of Virginia, General William Henry Harrison, history, Martin Van Buren, President William Henry Harrison, Presidential history, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, Senator Daniel Webster, The election of 1840, The Whig Party, US history, White House history, William Henry Harrison
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Benjamin Harrison and the Body Snatchers
Grave robbing, and its cousin, body snatching has been around since antiquity. Grave Robbers and Body Snatchers Archaeologists always sigh at the amount of priceless treasure and artifacts and history lost over the centuries to grave robbers who search tombs … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison's father, body snatching, Brigadier General Benjamin Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, grave robbing, history, John Scott Harrison, Medical College of Ohio, President William Henry Harrison, Stealing John Harrison's body, The death of John Scott Harrison, The funeral of John Scott Harrison, US history, William Henry Harrison
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