August 29, 2008
Email23 Benjamin Harrison
Aug. 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901
State: Indiana
Religion: Presbyterian
Marriages: Caroline Lavinia Scott, Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
Military service: Served in the Civil War with the 70th Indiana Regiment, rose to the rank of brigadier general
Party: Republican
Term: March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893
Vice president: Levi Parsons Morton
Highlights of presidency: Harrison signed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 to curb the abuses of monopolies among commercial interests. Also in 1890, the McKinley Tariff Act raised tariffs on imports to protect domestic industry, but the increase in consumer prices turned voters against the party in office.
Did you know? Harrison is the only president whose grandfather, William Henry Harrison, had also been president. His great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. Harrison did not win the popular vote in 1888 but carried the Electoral College. He was the first president to use electricity in the White House.
Aug. 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901
State: Indiana
Religion: Presbyterian
Marriages: Caroline Lavinia Scott, Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
Military service: Served in the Civil War with the 70th Indiana Regiment, rose to the rank of brigadier general
Party: Republican
Term: March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893
Vice president: Levi Parsons Morton
Highlights of presidency: Harrison signed the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 to curb the abuses of monopolies among commercial interests. Also in 1890, the McKinley Tariff Act raised tariffs on imports to protect domestic industry, but the increase in consumer prices turned voters against the party in office.
Did you know? Harrison is the only president whose grandfather, William Henry Harrison, had also been president. His great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. Harrison did not win the popular vote in 1888 but carried the Electoral College. He was the first president to use electricity in the White House.
