His Democratic opponents derided him as too old for the presidency. They called him "granny." They even suggested that he might be senile.
Yet despite lingering questions about his age and his health, and largely on his reputation as a war hero, (sound familiar??) William Henry Harrison was elected the ninth President of the United States, taking the oath of office on March 4, 1841.
One month later, he was dead.
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