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William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 â April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the last President born as a British subject.
The Early Years. William Harrison was born on the Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia. Harrison grew up during the Revolutionary War, during which his home was ransacked by the British. Harrison chose medicine as his desired profession. He studied premedical studies at Hampden Sydney College.