Anna Harrison

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Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

FIRST LADY TO WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON // #9 AND GRANDMOTHER TO #23, BENJAMIN HARRISON

  • Her father, John Cleve Symmes, was in the NJ militia during the Revolutionary War.

  • When her mom died, he dressed as a British officer and snuck her to his in-laws’ on Long Island.

  • Married behind her father’s back; he didn’t approve.

  • Never lived in the White House. Harrison died a month into office; she hadn’t moved to Washington yet.

  • Outlived 9/10 of her kids.

Click here to get the William Henry Harrison begging for permission stuck in your head all day!

Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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