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.
Seven Presidents officially changed their names: Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant), Cleveland (born Stephen Grover Cleveland), Wilson (born Thomas Woodrow Wilson), Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge), Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower), Ford (born Leslie King, Jr.) and Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe).