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.
Former U.S. President George Bush speaks after he received the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize Papa Bush, Bush the Elder, and George Bush, Sr.: All the nicknames assigned to him were to differentiate his name from his son, former President George W. Bush.