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Benjamin Harrison

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  • Birth Date

    Birth Date
    Benjamin Harrison was born on August 30, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio.

  • Education

    Education
    Harrison went to Farmers College in Cincinnati, Ohio before transferring to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

  • 1st Wife

    1st Wife
    Harrison married Caroline Lavinia Scott in 1853.

  • Grandfather

    Grandfather
    When Benjamin was seven his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was elected as the ninth president.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    Harrison joined the Union when he was 28 and served for a total of three years.

  • Senate

    Senate
    Harrison was elected into the Senate in 1880.

  • Presidency

    Presidency
    Harrison got elected as the 23rd president of the United States in 1889.

  • 2nd Wife

    2nd Wife
    Mary Dimmick Harrison was Benjamin Harrison's second wife.

  • Death

    Death
    Benjamin Harrison died in Indianapolis on March 13, 1901.

  • Legacy

    Legacy
    Some historians think that President Harrison has done more than any other president to move the country along to higher success. Harrison can also be thought of as a "human iceberg" who slept walked his way through presidency.