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Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison: First Lady

Anna Harrison, wife of the ninth United States President, William Henry Harrison, was too ill to attend his inauguration. He died after 31 days in office, and she never entered the White House.

Biography

Biography on the official White House website.

Bibliography

Resources (mostly print) from www.firstladies.org - the National First Ladies Library. Includes Jane Findlay Irwin Harrison.

Portrait (Library of Congress)

Photo of a watercolor.

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