| rdfs:comment | - thumb|250px|Benjamin Harrison.Benjamin Harrison (Ohio, 20 augustus 1833 - Indiana, 13 maart 1901) was de 23ste President van de Verenigde Staten. Hij volgde president Grover Cleveland op in maart 1889, om vervolgens opnieuw te worden opgevolgd door Grover Cleveland in maart 1893. Hij was een Republikeinse president.
- Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States of America. He was so old. Even though the Whig Party had been defunct for over forty years upon his election to the presidency over the lunatic Grover Cleveland, he registered and ran as a Whig because his father, William Henry Harrison, had been a Whig and it was his responsibility as a son to honor the deceased pater. Harrison is officially America's oldest-looking president ever.
- Benjamin Harrison was the President of the United States between Grover Cleveland's two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland actually won the popular vote, but thanks to the electoral college, Harrison won. His presidency wasn't very significant, but there were a few major events. He was able to handle diplomatic crises with Italy and Chile, avoiding potential war. He lost re-election to former president Grover Cleveland.
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833–March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. The grandson of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President, Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 21, where he became a prominent state politician. During the American Civil War, Harrison served as a Brigadier General in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana, but was later appointed to the U.S. Senate from that state.
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893). Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a brigadier general in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war, he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana and was later elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature.
- Benjamin Harrison was President of the United States during the late 19th century. He was said to be born in a log cabin. In 2001, it was believed by Sam Seaborn that remnants of this log cabin were present in the White House Mural Room. This was an apparant mix-up between Benjamin Harrison, who was born in a standard farmer's home, and his paternal grandfather, President William Henry Harrison, whose 1840 campaign revolved around his simple, log cabin lifestyle and the famous campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too."
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and at age 21 moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he became a prominent state politician. During the American Civil War Harrison served as a Brigadier General in the XXI Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana, but was later elected to the U.S. Senate from that state. Harrison, a Republican, was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland. He was the first and only president from the state of Indiana. His presidential administration is best known for its economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff and t
- From Indianapolis, the only president whose grandfather was also president (albeit very briefly) and the only one to be preceded and succeeded by the same man. Also one of the few presidents who lost the popular vote but won a majority of the electoral vote. This was at least partially the result of blatant fraud; though Harrison himself was completely uninvolved, some of his supporters openly bought electoral votes to get him elected. He was America's centennial president, being inaugurated exactly 100 years after George Washington. Has a nice house that you can visit downtown.
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| abstract | - Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893). Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a brigadier general in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war, he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana and was later elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature. Harrison, a Republican, was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland. His administration is remembered most for economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act, and for annual federal spending that reached one billion dollars for the first time. Democrats attacked the "Billion Dollar Congress." They used the issue, along with the growing unpopularity of the high tariff, to defeat the Republicans, in both the 1890 mid-term elections and in Harrison's bid for re-election in 1892. Harrison advocated, although unsuccessfully, federal education funding and legislation to protect voting rights for African Americans. He saw the admittance of six states into the Union. Defeated by Cleveland in his bid for re-election in 1892, Harrison returned to private life in Indianapolis. He later represented the Republic of Venezuela in an international case against the United Kingdom. In 1900, he traveled to Europe as part of the case and, after a brief stay, returned to Indianapolis. He died the following year from complications from influenza. He is to date the only U.S. president from Indiana and the only one to be the grandson of another president.
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and at age 21 moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he became a prominent state politician. During the American Civil War Harrison served as a Brigadier General in the XXI Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana, but was later elected to the U.S. Senate from that state. Harrison, a Republican, was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland. He was the first and only president from the state of Indiana. His presidential administration is best known for its economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act, and for annual federal spending that reached one billion dollars for the first time. Democrats attacked the "Billion Dollar Congress", and used the issue, along with the growing unpopularity of the high tariff, to defeat the Republicans, both in the 1890 mid-term elections and in Harrison's bid for reelection in 1892. After failing to win reelection he returned to private life at his home in Indianapolis where he remarried, wrote a book, and later represented the Republic of Venezuela in an international case against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1900 he traveled to Europe as part of the case and, after a brief stay, returned to Indianapolis where he died the following year from complications arising from influenza.
- thumb|250px|Benjamin Harrison.Benjamin Harrison (Ohio, 20 augustus 1833 - Indiana, 13 maart 1901) was de 23ste President van de Verenigde Staten. Hij volgde president Grover Cleveland op in maart 1889, om vervolgens opnieuw te worden opgevolgd door Grover Cleveland in maart 1893. Hij was een Republikeinse president.
- From Indianapolis, the only president whose grandfather was also president (albeit very briefly) and the only one to be preceded and succeeded by the same man. Also one of the few presidents who lost the popular vote but won a majority of the electoral vote. This was at least partially the result of blatant fraud; though Harrison himself was completely uninvolved, some of his supporters openly bought electoral votes to get him elected. He was America's centennial president, being inaugurated exactly 100 years after George Washington. As president, he signed the McKinley Tariff (one of the highest in US history) and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. He was also the first president to be recorded on a phonograph. Electricity was first installed into the White House during Harrison's term, supplementing the gas lights already in use since no one at the time expected electricity to actually replace gas. Harrison and his wife refused to touch the electrical switches for fear of electrocution and left their operation to the White House staff. Two weeks before he lost his re-election bid, his wife died after a long illness. Shortly after, he married a much younger woman. His two adult children, horrified at the thought of their dad remarrying so quickly (and to someone younger than them), refused to attend the wedding. Has a nice house that you can visit downtown. He was very charismatic in public but ice cold in private. His great-grandfather, also named Benjamin, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. For a one-minute summation of his presidency, check out this video.
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833–March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. The grandson of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President, Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 21, where he became a prominent state politician. During the American Civil War, Harrison served as a Brigadier General in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana, but was later appointed to the U.S. Senate from that state. Harrison, a Republican, was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Grover Cleveland. His presidential administration is most remembered for its economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act, and for annual federal spending that reached one billion dollars for the first time. Democrats attacked the "Billion Dollar Congress", and used the issue, along with the growing unpopularity of the high tariff, to defeat the Republicans, both in the 1890 mid-term elections and in Harrison's bid for reelection in 1892. He also saw the admittance of six states into the Union, which were North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming. This was the largest number admitted under a single presidential term. After losing the 1892 presidential election to former president Grover Cleveland, he returned to private life at his home in Indianapolis.
- Benjamin Harrison was President of the United States during the late 19th century. He was said to be born in a log cabin. In 2001, it was believed by Sam Seaborn that remnants of this log cabin were present in the White House Mural Room. This was an apparant mix-up between Benjamin Harrison, who was born in a standard farmer's home, and his paternal grandfather, President William Henry Harrison, whose 1840 campaign revolved around his simple, log cabin lifestyle and the famous campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." As a Senator, Harrison was banned from the Republican Cloakroom of the Capitol Building by a Senate Resolution for lobbying too much. In May 2005, Toby Ziegler thought that Harrison might have been the first President to throw out the first pitch in a baseball game, but he was mistaken.
- Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States of America. He was so old. Even though the Whig Party had been defunct for over forty years upon his election to the presidency over the lunatic Grover Cleveland, he registered and ran as a Whig because his father, William Henry Harrison, had been a Whig and it was his responsibility as a son to honor the deceased pater. Harrison is officially America's oldest-looking president ever.
- Benjamin Harrison was the President of the United States between Grover Cleveland's two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland actually won the popular vote, but thanks to the electoral college, Harrison won. His presidency wasn't very significant, but there were a few major events. He was able to handle diplomatic crises with Italy and Chile, avoiding potential war. He lost re-election to former president Grover Cleveland.
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