历届美国总统介绍:第9任总统 威廉·亨利·哈里森

William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of theUnited States. He was born in 1773 into a wealthyplantation-owning family. He studied classics andhistory at college and then began studying medicinein 1791. In that same year, Harrison switchedinterests and joined the First Infantry of the RegularArmy. He headed to the Northwest, where he spentmuch of his life.

威廉·亨利·哈里森（William Henry Harrison）于1773年出生在种植者贵族家庭，是美国第九任总统。他在大学期间学习古典文学和历史。后于1791年，他开始学医。同年，哈里森又将兴趣转向军队，加入了正规军第一步兵营。他后来前往西北，并在那里度过了一生中的大部分时光。

Harrison resigned from the army in 1798 to become Secretary of the Northwest Territory. Heused his contacts in the east to get elected to Congress. In 1801 he became Governor of theIndiana Territory, serving 12 years. His prime task as governor was to take over NativeAmerican lands. His victory in the Battle of the Thames against Native Americans and the Britishin 1813 made him a national hero.

哈里森1798年辞去军中职务，担任西北地区部长。他利用东部关系，当选为国会议员。他1801年成为印第安纳州州长，任职12年。哈里森作为印第安纳州州长，首要任务是接管印第安人的土地。哈里森1813年击退前来进犯的印第安人和英国人，取得了泰晤士河战役的胜利，成为了美国的民族英雄。

Thereafter Harrison returned to civilian life. The Whigs, in need of a national hero, nominated him for President in 1840. He won by a majority of less than 150,000, but swept the ElectoralCollege, 234 to 60. He arrived in Washington in February 1841 and gave the longest Inaugural Address in American history. It took him nearly two hours to read.

哈里森自此过回了自己的平民生活。1840年，辉格党人急需一位民族英雄，他们便将哈里森提名为美国总统。哈里森以不足15万的多数票通过了美国总统候选人的选举，并最终以234票对60票的表决结果震惊选举团。哈里森1841年2月来到华盛顿就职。哈里森的就职演说以近两个小时成了美国历史上最长的总统就职演说。

Harrison died on April 4, 1841 of pneumonia. His 30 days in office is the shortest term of anyU.S. president. He was the first president to die in office and the last to be born under Britishrule (i.e. before the Declaration of Independence). Harrison was also the first president to havehis photograph taken. His grandson was the 23rd president making them the onlygrandparent–grandchild pair of presidents.

哈里森1841年4月4日因患肺炎逝世。他的执政时间仅30天，比美国历史上任何一位总统还要短。他是美国历史上第一个在任内逝世的总统，且属于英国统治下的最后一代人(也就是说，他出生在《独立宣言》颁布之前)。此外，哈里森也是第一位照过相的美国总统。他的孙子后来当选为美国第二十三任总统，他们成了美国历史上唯一一对祖孙俩都担任过总统的总统。