Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . te, he gave his vote for HenryClay. The same year he was chosen to the Uni-ted States Senate. In 1836 his friends broughthim forward as a candidate for the Van Buren, but he was defeated. At theclose of Mr. Van Burens term, he was re-nom-inated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unani-mously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tylerfor the Vice-Presidenc
Portrait and biographical record of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaContaining biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ..together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . te, he gave his vote for HenryClay. The same year he was chosen to the Uni-ted States Senate. In 1836 his friends broughthim forward as a candidate for the Van Buren, but he was defeated. At theclose of Mr. Van Burens term, he was re-nom-inated by his party, and Mr. Harrison was unani-mously nominated by the Whigs, with John Tylerfor the Vice-Presidency. The contest was veryanimated. Gen. Jackson gave all his influence toprevent Harrisons election, but his triumph wassignal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Web-ster at its head as Secretary of State, was one ofthe most brilliant with which any President hadever been surrounded. Never were the prospectsof an administration more flattering, or the hopesof the country more sanguine. In the midst ofthese bright and joyous prospects, Gen. Harrisonwas seized by a pleurisy-fever, and after a fewdays of violent sickness died, on the 4th of April,just one month after his inauguration as Presidentof the United
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