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1841 in the United States

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1841
in
the United States

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Events from the year 1841 in the United States. It was the first calendar year to have three different presidents, which would only occur again in 1881.

Incumbents

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Martin Van Buren (D-New York) (until March 4)
William Henry Harrison (W-Ohio) (March 4 – April 4)
John Tyler (W/I-Virginia) (starting April 4)
Richard M. Johnson (D-Kentucky) (until March 4)
John Tyler (W-Virginia) (March 4 – April 4)
vacant (starting April 4)
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter (W-Virginia) (until March 4)
John White (W-Kentucky) (starting May 31)

Events

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March 4: William Henry Harrison becomes the ninth U.S. president
John Tyler becomes the tenth U.S. vice president
April 4: President Harrison dies in office; Vice President Tyler succeeds him as the tenth U.S. president

Ongoing

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Births

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Deaths

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William Henry Harrison

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Silverman, Kenneth (1991). Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance (Paperback ed.). New York: Harper Perennial. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-06-092331-0.
  2. ^ Meyers, Jeffrey (1992). Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy (Paperback ed.). New York: Cooper Square Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8154-1038-6.
  3. ^ Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1841 sess., 101, accessed July 28, 2023
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