Editing William Henry Harrison (section)

===Historical reputation===
[[File:Tecumseh in Lafayette IN.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Harrison (on left) at [[Tippecanoe County Courthouse]], Lafayette, Indiana]]
Among Harrison's most enduring legacies is the series of treaties that he negotiated and signed with Indian leaders during his tenure as the Indiana territorial governor.{{sfn|Gugin|St. Clair|2006|p=18}} As part of the treaty negotiations, the tribes ceded large tracts of land in the west which provided additional acreage for purchase and settlement by the nation.<ref name="cb"/>{{sfn|Madison|Sandweiss|2014|p=47}}

Harrison's long-term impact on American politics includes his campaigning methods, which laid the foundation for modern presidential campaign tactics.{{sfn|Greene|2007|p=100}} Harrison died nearly penniless, and Congress voted his wife Anna a presidential widow's pension of $25,000,<ref name="Damon 1974-06">{{cite journal|last=Damon |first=Allan L. |title=Presidential Expenses |journal=American Heritage |date=June 1974 |volume=25 |issue=4 |url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1974/4/1974_4_64.shtml |access-date=February 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107145645/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1974/4/1974_4_64.shtml |archive-date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref> one year of Harrison's salary (equivalent to about ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|25000|1841|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US}}).{{inflation-fn|US}} She also received the right to mail letters free of charge.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Lady Biography: Anna Harrison|year=2009|publisher=National First Ladies Library|url=http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=9|access-date=February 11, 2009|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009221313/http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=9|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Freehling refers to Harrison as "the most dominant figure in the evolution of the Northwest territories into the Upper Midwest today".<ref>{{Cite web| last=Freehling| first=William| title=William Henry Harrison: Impact and Legacy| url=https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/impact-and-legacy| publisher=Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia| location=Charlottesville, Virginia| access-date=March 9, 2019| date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> Harrison, age 68 at the time of his [[Inauguration of William Henry Harrison|inauguration]], was the oldest person to assume the U.S. presidency, a distinction he held until 1981, when [[Ronald Reagan]] was [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|inaugurated]] at age 69.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Freehling| first=William| title=William Henry Harrison: Life In Brief| url=https://millercenter.org/president/harrison/life-in-brief| publisher=Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia| location=Charlottesville, Virginia| access-date=March 8, 2019| date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>

Harrison's son [[John Scott Harrison]] represented Ohio in the House of Representatives between 1853 and 1857.<ref name="bioguide.congress">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Harrison, John Scott, (1804–1878)|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000272|access-date=June 18, 2008}}</ref> Harrison's grandson Benjamin Harrison of Indiana served as the 23rd president from 1889 to 1893, making William and Benjamin Harrison the only grandparent-grandchild pair of presidents.{{sfn|Calhoun|2005|pp=43–49}}