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Benjamin Harrison

President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

This article is about the president of the United States. For other people with the same name, see Benjamin Harrison (disambiguation).

Benjamin Harrison
Harrison in 1896
In office March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
Vice President	Levi P. Morton
Preceded by	Grover Cleveland
Succeeded by	Grover Cleveland
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	Joseph E. McDonald
Succeeded by	David Turpie
Born	(1833-08-20)August 20, 1833 North Bend, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1901(1901-03-13) (aged 67) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Resting place	Crown Hill Cemetery
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Relatives	Harrison family
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Branch/service	U.S. Army (Union Army)
Years of service	1862–1865
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Unit	Army of the Cumberland
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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United State

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Nominated for President on the eighth ballot at the 1888 Republican Convention, Benjamin Harrison conducted one of the first "front-porch" campaigns, delivering short speeches to delegations that visited him in Indianapolis. As he was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Democrats called him "Little Ben"; Republicans replied that he was big enough to wear the hat of his grandfather, "Old Tippecanoe."

Born in 1833 on a farm by the Ohio River below Cincinnati, Harrison attended Miami University in Ohio and read law in Cincinnati. He moved to Indianapolis, where he practiced law and campaigned for the Republican Party. He married Caroline Lavinia Scott in 1853. After the Civil War--he was Colonel of the 70th Volunteer Infantry--Harrison became a pillar of Indianapolis, enhancing his reputation as a brilliant lawyer.

The Democrats defeated him for Governor of Indiana in 1876 by unfairly stigmatizing him as "Kid Gloves" Harrison. In the 1880's he served in the United States Senate, where he championed Indians. homesteaders, and Civil War veterans.

In the Presidential election, Harri

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Benjamin Harrison: Life Before the Presidency

Benjamin Harrison came to the presidency with little executive experience but great confidence in his own abilities. Born into a family with a legacy of political involvement, Benjamin Harrison believed that he was destined for important work. After all, he was the great-grandson of Colonel Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His grandfather, William Henry Harrison ("Old Tippecanoe"), was the ninth President of the United States, and his father, John Scott Harrison, served as a congressman.

Born on August 20, 1833, Benjamin had a relatively comfortable rural upbringing in North Bend, Ohio. As a child, he hunted, fished, hauled wood, tended livestock, and studied at home with private tutors. Being surrounded by family and friends gave Benjamin a sense of order and self-assurance that he carried with him throughout his life. This mark of confidence, however, translated into what others perceived as arrogance. Harrison developed a stiff and formal personality—so aloof was he as President that e