Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)
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| Benjamin Harrison (1833) | |
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| Sex: | Male |
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| Birth: | August 20, 1833 North Bend |
| Death: | March 13, 1901 Indianapolis |
| Father: | John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (1810-1850) |
| Spouse: | Caroline Lavinia Scott (1832-1892) |
| Marriage: | 1853, Oxford |
| Spouse 2: | Mary Scott Lord (1858-1948) |
| Marriage 2: | 1896 |
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Benjamin Harrison
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. He had previously served as a senator from Indiana. His administration is best known for a series of legislation including the McKinley Tariff and federal spending that reached one billion dollars. Democrats attacked the "Billion Dollar Congress" and defeated the GOP in the 1890 mid-term elections, as well as defeating Harrison's bid for reelection in 1892. He is to date the only president from Indiana.
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| Offspring of Benjamin Harrison (1833) and Caroline Lavinia Scott (1832-1892) | ||
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| Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) | , | |
| Mary Scott Harrison (1858-1930) | ||
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| Offspring of Benjamin Harrison (1833) and Mary Scott Lord (1858-1948) | ||
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| Elizabeth Harrison (1897-1955) | , | |
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