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The papers of U.S. senator from Indiana and U.S. Army officer Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), who became the twenty-third president of the United States, consist of 69,600 items (178,479 images), most of which were digitized from 151 reels of previously produced microfilm. Spanning the years 1780 to 1948, with the bulk dating from 1853 to 1901, the collection contains correspondence, speeches ...
A Republican, Benjamin Harrison campaigned against Grover Cleveland in defense of the protective tariff, as well as sound currency, pensions for Civil War veterans, and efficiency in office. Challenges: Reserved and self-contained, Benjamin Harrison was unsuited to reform the corrupt political arena of the late 19th century.
Benjamin Harrison. Benjamin Harrison (20 de agosto de 1833-13 de marzo de 1901) 2 fue el vigésimo tercer presidente de los Estados Unidos, entre 1889 y 1893. 3 Es el único que fue precedido y sucedido en la presidencia por la misma persona: el demócrata Grover Cleveland. Es el primer presidente que grabó su voz en un fonógrafo y el primero ...
Aug 11, 2023 · Benjamin Harrison is one of five U.S. presidents who lost the popular vote but won the presidency (the others were John Quincy Adams (1824), Rutherford B. Hayes (1876), George W. Bush (2000), and Donald J. Trump (2016)). Benjamin Harrison served as the twenty-third President of the United States from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893.
23rd President. President Benjamin Harrison, 1895. Library of Congress. Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio... Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover ...
Jun 2, 2021 · For that reason, the fifth Benjamin Harrison is generally dubbed “Benjamin Harrison the Signer.” Benjamin I (who arrived in the colony c. 1630) became Clerk of the Governor’s Council, and Benjamin II, III, and IV all served in the House of Burgesses. Benjamin IV built the house at Berkeley plantation, where in 1745, at age fifty-one, he ...
Aug 5, 2023 · Today we are talking about Benjamin Harrison. His family name may sound familiar. That is because he was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. That situation is unique in U.S. history ...
