a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures. 2. a system of measurement: liquid measure. 3. an instrument, as a graduated rod or a container of standard capacity, for measuring. 4. the extent, dimensions, quantity, etc., of something, ascertained especially by comparison with a standard:
History & Grounds. William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time.
The Harrisons had two children, Russell Benjamin Harrison (August 12, 1854 â December 13, 1936), and Mary Mamie Scott Harrison (April 3, 1858 â October 28, 1930). Harrison and his wife, Caroline, returned to live at The Point, his father's farm in southeastern Ohio, while he finished his law studies.