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William Henry Harrison

How tall was William Henry Harrison?

William Henry Harrison is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

William Henry Harrison’s 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 8 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.William Henry Harrison: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than William Henry Harrison by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.William Henry Harrison: 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm). The average US man is taller than William Henry Harrison by 1 in (2.4 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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William Henry Harrison beside others

William Henry Harrison is one of the shorter US presidents we have heights for: Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 4 in) stands 8 in (20.3 cm) taller and James Madison (5 ft 4 in) is 4 in (10.2 cm) shorter. All 45 ranked, tallest first.

Also listed at 5 ft 8 in: James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor and Ulysses S. Grant.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: James Lambdin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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William Henry Harrison, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)