It is easy to say who was the best president. It is not even close. This man is so far above the others who have held the office or the presidency that no one will ever surpass him in greatness. The best president was the ninth president, William Henry Harrison (1773–1841). He was the president only from March 4 to April 4, 1841, making him the shortest serving president in history.

Harrison was the last president born before the United States became a nation. His father signed the Declaration of Independence. He fought in the War of 1812. He served as governor of the new Indiana territory. He negotiated treaties with Indians. He was elected to both the House of Representatives and the Senate. He had ten children. He is the only president to have a grandson elected president (Benjamin Harrison). Until Ronald Reagan, he was the oldest president to be inaugurated. Yet, what Harrison is most remembered for is being the first president to die in office.