William Henry Harrison, sworn in on March…

April 1841 CE

William Henry Harrison, sworn in on March 4, 1841, as the ninth President of the United States, dies of pneumonia on April 4, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and at one month, the American president with the shortest term served.

He is succeeded on April 6 by Vice President John Tyler, who becomes the tenth President of the United States.

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