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Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; 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.
Anna Harrison (born July 25, 1775, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.—died February 25, 1864, North Bend, Ohio) was an American first lady (March 4–April 4, 1841), the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, and grandmother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president.
- Betty Boyd Caroli
Absent from the White House during the briefest of all presidencies, Anna Harrison’s life as a national figure took place during the quarter of a century she lived as a presidential widow. She was the first presidential widow to be awarded a pension by Congress– a lump sum of $25,000.
Nov 9, 2009 · Anna Harrison (1775-1864) was the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, and the grandmother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president. She was the first First Lady to receive a formal education and the only one to not live in the White House.
Anna Harrison was the wife of President William Henry Harrison and the grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison. She was the first First Lady to die in office, after serving for only one month in 1841.
Anna Harrison. Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison. Years of service: 1841-1841. Born: 1775. Anna Symmes was raised in New York City by her maternal grandparents, who oversaw her exceptional education. Her marriage to Major General William Henry Harrison produced ten children, and she spent lengthy periods fending without him in the wilderness of Ohio.
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Firsts - 1st woman to be both wife of a president and grandmother to a president (Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President). Post White House residence - Family farm in North Bend, Ohio. Died - February...
