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Benjamin Harrison

Also known as B. Harrison, President Harrison

President of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)

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Benjamin Harrison was an American politician, military officer, lawyer, and statesperson. He served as the President of the United States and as a United States senator, representing the Republican Party. During the American Civil War, he held the rank of military officer in the Union Army.

Harrison was born in North Bend in 1833 and died in Indianapolis in 1901 from pneumonia and influenza. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery. His parents included John Scott Harrison, and he was married to Caroline Harrison and later Mary Dimmick Harrison. They had a daughter named Mary Harrison McKee. He was educated at Miami University.

His published works include The Constitution and Administration of the United States and several State of the Union Addresses. He is recognized in the Us Presidents collection and the Us Senators collection.

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Works: 72

Top works

The Constitution and Administration of the United States
First State of the Union Address
Papers of the Presidents - Volume IX
Fourth State of the Union Address
Second State of the Union Address

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Instance of: human
Given name: Benjamin
Family name: Harrison
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: North Bend
Place of death: Indianapolis
Spouse: Caroline Harrison
Father: John Scott Harrison
Occupation: writer
Position held: President-elect of the United States
Educated at: Miami University
Employer: Stanford University
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Presbyterianism
Conflict: American Civil War
Military branch: Union Army
Military rank: general
Image: Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896.jpg
Height: 168
Number of children: 3
Work location: Indianapolis

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place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
Commons category: Benjamin Harrison
topic's main category: Category:Benjamin Harrison
date of birth: 1833-01-01
date of death: 1901-01-01
medical condition: influenza
cause of death: influenza
name in native language: Benjamin Harrison
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Benjamin Harrison
writing language: English language
candidacy in election: 1888 United States presidential election
different from: Harrison
Commons Creator page: Benjamin Harrison

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Encyclopedic overview

Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a Founding Father. A Union army veteran and a Republican, he defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland to win the presidency in 1888.

Harrison was born on a farm by the Ohio River and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After moving to Indianapolis, he established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. In 1881, the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1887.

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