Portrait of William Henry Harrison by R. Peale, Vincennes, IN 1963 Postcard UNP
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Portrait of William Henry Harrison by R. Peale, Vincennes, IN 1963 Postcard UNP. Portrait of William Henry Harrison,1773-1841, Governor of Indiana Territory, hero of Tippecanoe, and ninth President of the United States, painted by Rembrant Peale 1814 in uniform of General. Vincennes is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County, Indiana, United States. 55778-C 1963 Portrait of William Henry Harrison by Rembrandt Peale 3 West Scott Street, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Portrait of William Henry Harrison,1773-1841, Governor of Indiana Territory, hero of Tippecanoe, and ninth President of the United States, painted by Rembrant Peale 1814 in uniform of General. It hangs in Grouseland, his home in Vincennes, Indiana. Owned by Francis Vigo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Photography & Published by C. L. Bence, 12 Noyes Court, Mattoon, Illinois. 61938 dp MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC., WEST NYACK, NEW YORK .... This is a postcard featuring a portrait of William Henry Harrison by Rembrandt Peale, located in Vincennes, Indiana. The postcard is an original lithograph printed on cardboard and paper, measuring a standard size of 5.5 x 3.5 inches. It was produced in 1963 by Photography & Published by C. L. Bence in Mattoon, Illinois, and printed by Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY, showcasing the historical figure who was the ninth president of the United States and a major general in the Army during the War of 1812. Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark important for its Federal-style architecture and role in American history . The two-story, red brick home was built between 1802 and 1804 in Vincennes, Indiana, for William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) during his tenure from 1801 to 1812 as the first governor of the Indiana Territory. The residence was completed in 1804, and Harrison reportedly named it Grouseland due to the abundance of grouse in the area. .... William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) served as the ninth president of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the U.S. Constitution. Harrison was the last president born as a British subject in the Thirteen Colonies and was the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd U.S. president. Harrison was born into the Harrison family of Virginia in 1773 as a son of Benjamin Harrison V, a U.S. Founding Father . In 1794, Harrison participated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, an American military victory that ended the Northwest Indian War. In 1811, he led a military force against Tecumseh's confederacy at the Battle of Tippecanoe, where he earned the nickname "Old Tippecanoe". He was promoted to major general in the Army during the War of 1812, and led American infantry and cavalry to victory at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada. Harrison's political career began in 1798, with an appointment as secretary of the Northwest Territory. In 1799, he was elected as the territory's non-voting delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. He became governor of the newly established Indiana Territory in 1801 and negotiated multiple treaties with American Indian tribes, with the nation acquiring millions of acres. After the War of 1812, he moved to Ohio where, in 1816, he was elected to represent the state's 1st district in the House. In 1824, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, though his Senate term was cut short by his appointment as minister plenipotentiary to Gran Colombia in 1828. Harrison returned to private life in Ohio until he was nominated as one of several Whig Party nominees in the 1836 U.S. presidential election, in which he lost to Democratic vice president Martin Van Buren. In the 1840 presidential election, the party nominated him again, with John Tyler as his running mate, under the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" , and Harrison defeated Van Buren. Just three weeks after his inauguration, Harrison fell ill and died days later. After resolution of an ambiguity in the constitution regarding succession to the powers and duties of the office, Tyler became president. Harrison is remembered for his Indian treaties, and also his inventive election campaign tactics. He is often omitted in historical presidential rankings because of his brief tenure. .... Vincennes is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County, Indiana, United States . It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradually reduced in size as subsequent counties were established. It was established in its present configuration when Daviess County was partitioned off (February 2, 1818). At the 2020 United States Census, the county population was 36,282. The county seat is Vincennes. Portrait of William Henry Harrison by R. 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