318 Death of Harrison ,1841

318. Death of Harrison ,1841

The people ＇ s President was inaugurated on March 4,
1841. For the first time since the establish - ment of the Spoils System a new party came into control of the government . Thousands of office - seekers thronged to Washington . They even slept in out - of - the - way corners of the White House . Day after day , from morning till night , they pressed their claims on Harrison . One morning early , before the office - seekers were astir , he went out for a walk . He caught cold and died suddenly , just one month after his inauguration . John Tyler at once became President .