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20 hours ago · Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was an American politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States 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.
5 days ago · Benjamin Harrison's term as the president of the United States lasted from March 4, 1889, until March 4, 1893. Harrison, a Republican, took office as the 23rd United States president after defeating Democratic incumbent President Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election.
20 hours ago · The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site welcomed 98 new U.S. citizens last week. Judge Sarah Evans Barker presided over the naturalization ceremony. People f...
3 days ago · On July 2, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law the Sherman Anti Trust Act. The proponent of the law and the man it was named after was Senator John Sherman, a Republican from Ohio.
1 day ago · The Republicans nominated Benjamin Harrison, the former U.S. Senator from Indiana for president and Levi P. Morton of New York for vice president. Cleveland was renominated at the Democratic convention in St. Louis.
4 days ago · From among the many who were willing to accept the nomination, the Republicans selected Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, a Federal general in the Civil War and the grandson of Pres. William Henry Harrison.
5 days ago · 98 men and women were naturalized at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site on Wednesday. The most-represented countries of origin at the naturalization ceremony were Burma, India, Haiti and Mexico.
