This article is about the First Lady of the United States. For the American chemist, see Anna J. Harrison. For the New Zealand netball player, see Anna Harrison (netball).
Anna Harrison
Harrison c. 1820
First Lady of the United States
In role March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841
Serving with Jane Irwin Harrison (acting)
President
William Henry Harrison
Preceded by
Angelica Singleton Van Buren (Acting)
Succeeded by
Letitia Christian Tyler
Personal details
Born
Anna Tuthill Symmes
(1775-07-25)July 25, 1775 Morristown, New Jersey, British America
Died
February 25, 1864(1864-02-25) (aged 88) North Bend, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place
Harrison Tomb State Memorial North Bend, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality
American
Spouse
William Henry Harrison
(m. 1795; died 1841)
Children
10, including John Scott and Carter Bassett
Parent(s)
John Cleves Symmes Anna Tuthill
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Anna Tuthill Harrison (néeSymmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William Henry Harrison. She served in the role for only one month, as her husband contracted pneumonia and died shortly after his term began. Their son John Scott Harrison was the father of President Benjamin Harrison. She never entered the White House during her tenure as first lady, remaining the only presidential wife to never visit the capital during her husband's presidency. At age 65 when her husband's presidential term began, Harrison was the oldest woman ever to assume the role of first lady, a record held until Jill Biden became first lady at age 69 in 2021. She also has the distinction of holding the title for the shortest length of time, and the first first lady to be widowed while holding the title. Harrison was the last first lady to have been born before the inauguration of George Washington.
Anna was raised by her grandparents on Long Island and given an education better than any other first lady had yet received. She married military officer William Henry Harrison against her father's wishes in 1795, and she raised their family of ten children in the frontier of Ohio and Indiana while William pursued a political career. Nine of Anna's ten children died in her lifetime, causing her to become more deeply involved in her Presbyterian faith. She became first lady when William became president in 1841, though she did not attend his inauguration. William died while Anna was preparing to travel to Washington, D.C., only one month into his term. Anna lived the remainder of her life in Ohio, first in their family log cabin, and then with her only surviving son. Her short tenure as first lady, her absence from the White House, and the destruction of her personal papers in a fire have caused her to be overlooked by historians, and her life has been the subject of relatively little scholarly analysis.
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