USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite doctors’ attempts at treating him, Harrison died on April 4 from pneumonia that developed from the cold. The first president to die in office, his presidency was, and remains the shortest in American history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mackowiak of the University of Maryland School of Medicine wrote in a 2014 edition of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases that Harrison likely died from enteric fever, not from a fatal chill contracted during the inauguration. The pair pointed to contaminated drinking water as the true cause of Harrison’s demise.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest presidency in United States history.

Detailed explanation-4: -Harrison seemed determined to show that a man his age was up to the rigors of the presidency, despite the weather. But Harrison’s final record was for the shortest presidency. After standing out in the cold rain for two hours, President Harrison fell ill and died on April 4, 1841–31 days later.

Detailed explanation-5: -This first presidential speech, delivered on a bitterly cold March morning, clocked in at one hour and 45 minutes. Harrison went to bed at the end of inauguration day with a bad cold that soon developed into a fatal case of pneumonia.