. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . r he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison Ijrought himforward as a candidate for the Presidency againstVan Buren, but he was defeated. At the close ofMr. Van Burens term, he was re-nomirated by hisparty, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominatedby the Whigs, with John Tyler for the Vice contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gaveall his influence to prevent Harrisons election ; buthis triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Websterat its head as Secretary o
. Portrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich . r he was chosen to the United States Senate. In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison Ijrought himforward as a candidate for the Presidency againstVan Buren, but he was defeated. At the close ofMr. Van Burens term, he was re-nomirated by hisparty, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominatedby the Whigs, with John Tyler for the Vice contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gaveall his influence to prevent Harrisons election ; buthis triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Websterat its head as Secretary of State, was one of the mostbrilliant with which any President had ever beensurrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin-istration more flattering, or the hopes of the countrymore sanguine. In the midst of these bright andjoyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by apleurisy-fever and after a few days of violent sick-ness, died on the 4th of April; just one month afterhis inauguration as President of the United States. >^^ -^^^^—^y^mm^^^>^^r^. w >$?
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