- Benjamin Harrison was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893; he was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison
Born: | 20 August 1833 Comment | When did Benjamin Harrison die? / Died | 13 March 1901 | How many years did Benjamin Harrison live? / Lived | 67 years | Zodiac sign: | Leo |
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Benjamin Harrison facts
- Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader and politician in Indianapolis, Indiana
- During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a colonel and on February 14, 1865 was confirmed by the U
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- Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from January 23, 1865
- After the war, he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana
- He was later elected to the U
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- Senate by the Indiana legislature
- A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland
- Hallmarks of his administration included unprecedented economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff, which imposed historic protective trade rates, and the Sherman Antitrust Act; Harrison facilitated the creation of the National Forests through an amendment to the Land Revision Act of 1891
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