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Family
Benjamin Harrison had 13 siblings growing up, he had 7 brothers and 6 sisters. He had a wife named Caroline Lavinia Scott, they had two kids together named Mary Harrison McKee, Elizabeth Harrison Walker, and Russell Benjamin Harrison. -
Birth/Early Life
Benjamin was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio. He grew up on a farm near the Ohio River below Cincinnati. His father was a farmer and his grandfather was elected the 9th president of the U.S.A in 1840, but died of pneumonia only one month after taking office. -
Education
Benjamin Harrison graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1852. After completing college, Harrison studied law and eventually established his own practice. -
Employment
"Harrison went on to study law at the Cincinnati office of Storer and Gwynne. After passing the Ohio bar exam in 1854, Harrison and his wife moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he practiced law from 1854 to 1860. During this early part of his legal career, Harrison joined the new Republican Party and campaigned in 1856 for its first presidential nominee, John C." -
Presidency
Benjamin served from March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893. He had a very well experience throughout his presidency. For an example, the First International Conference of American States took place in Washington, D.C. in late 1889. In addition, Harrison’s State Department successfully negotiated with Germany and Great Britain to set terms for an American protectorate in the Samoan Islands and opposed Britain and Canada in order to prevent the overharvesting of seals in the Bering Sea. -
Politics
"Harrison resumed his political career after 1865. Following several unsuccessful runs for office, he was elected to the United States Senate in 1880. He supported the Republican Party positions of generous pensions for veterans and education for free blacks. Harrison broke with his party, however, to oppose the controversial Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882" -
Legacy
The McKinley Tariff law was passed on September 19 and was the most controversial legislation passed during Harrison's term. This law greatly expanding the power of the President in foreign trade. -
Death
Benjamin died from pneumonia, on March 13, 1901. Pneumonia is an Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid. He was only 67 when he died and was buried at the Crown Hill Cemetary in Indianapolis, Indiana.
