歷屆美國總統(tǒng)介紹:第9任總統(tǒng) 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年出生在種植者貴族家庭，是美國第九任總統(tǒng)。他在大學期間學習古典文學和歷史。后于1791年，他開始學醫(yī)。同年，哈里森又將興趣轉向軍隊，加入了正規(guī)軍第一步兵營。他后來前往西北，并在那里度過了一生中的大部分時光。

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年辭去軍中職務，擔任西北地區(qū)部長。他利用東部關系，當選為國會議員。他1801年成為印第安納州州長，任職12年。哈里森作為印第安納州州長，首要任務是接管印第安人的土地。哈里森1813年擊退前來進犯的印第安人和英國人，取得了泰晤士河戰(zhàn)役的勝利，成為了美國的民族英雄。

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.

哈里森自此過回了自己的平民生活。1840年，輝格黨人急需一位民族英雄，他們便將哈里森提名為美國總統(tǒng)。哈里森以不足15萬的多數(shù)票通過了美國總統(tǒng)候選人的選舉，并最終以234票對60票的表決結果震驚選舉團。哈里森1841年2月來到華盛頓就職。哈里森的就職演說以近兩個小時成了美國歷史上最長的總統(tǒng)就職演說。

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。他的執(zhí)政時間僅30天，比美國歷史上任何一位總統(tǒng)還要短。他是美國歷史上第一個在任內逝世的總統(tǒng)，且屬于英國統(tǒng)治下的最后一代人(也就是說，他出生在《獨立宣言》頒布之前)。此外，哈里森也是第一位照過相的美國總統(tǒng)。他的孫子后來當選為美國第二十三任總統(tǒng)，他們成了美國歷史上唯一一對祖孫倆都擔任過總統(tǒng)的總統(tǒng)。