★ Harrison, Benjamin

◀ 21st President (Skipping Cleveland)

(Skipping Cleveland) 25th President ▶​

Benjamin Harrison
23rd President of the United States of America
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Born: August 20, 1833

Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio

Grandfather: President William Henry Harrison 1773 – 1841

(Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio)​

Grandmother: First Lady Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison 1775 – 1864

(Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio)​

Father: John Scott Harrison 1804 – 1878

(Buried: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio)​

Mother: Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin 1810 – 1850

(Buried: Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio)​

1st Wife: Caroline Lavinia "Carrie" Scott 1832 – 1892

(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)​

Married: October 20, 1853 in Oxford, Ohio

2nd Wife: Mary Scott Lord 1858 – 1948

(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)

Married: April 6, 1896 St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York City, NY

Children:

Russell Benjamin Harrison 1854 – 1936​

(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)​

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Mary Scott "Mamie" Harrison McKee 1858 – 1930​

(Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana)​

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Elizabeth Harrison Walker 1897 – 1955​

(Buried: Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York)​

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Education:

1847 – 1850: Attended Farmers College​

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1852: Graduated from Miami University (Ohio)​

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1852 – 1854: Studied law in Cincinnati, Ohio​

Occupation before War:

1854 – 1861: Attorney in Indianapolis, Indiana​

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1856: Campaigner for John C. Fremont for President​

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1858 – 1860: Secretary Indiana Republican Central Committee​

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1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for President​

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1861 – 1862: Reporter of Indiana State Supreme Court​

Civil War Career:

1862: Captain of 70th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1865: Colonel of 70th Indiana Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1862 – 1864: Guard Railroads in Kentucky and Tennessee​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Resaca Georgia​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Cassville Georgia​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of New Hope Church Georgia​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Kennesaw Mountain​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Atlanta & Peachtree Creek​

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1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Nashville Tennessee​

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1864: Delivered Speeches for Lincoln's reelection campaign​

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1865: Brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers​

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1865: Participated in Grand Review in Washington D.C.​

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1865: Mustered out of Service on June 8th​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1868: Reporter of Indiana State Supreme Court​

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1868 – 1879: Attorney in Indianapolis Indiana​

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1868: Supporter of Ulysses S. Grant for President​

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1871: Counsel for United States Army personnel sued for damages​

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1872: Unsuccessful Candidate for Nomination for Governor​

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1872: Campaigner for Grant's reelection in Indiana​

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1876: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Indiana​

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1876: Campaigner for Rutherford B. Hayes for President​

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1879: Member of Mississippi River Commission​

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1880: Chairman Indiana Delegation to Republican Convention​

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1880: Campaigner for James A. Garfield for President​

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1881 – 1887: United States Senator from Indiana​

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1881 – 1883: Senate Chairman Transportation Routes to Seaboard​

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1883 – 1887: Senate Chairman of Committee on Territories​

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1884: Campaigner for James G. Blaine in Indiana​

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1889 – 1893: President of United States of America

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1890: Signed into law Dependent and Disability Pensions Act​

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1892: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection as President​

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1893 – 1901: Attorney in Indianapolis Indiana​

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1894: Delivered Lectures on Constitutional Law at Stanford​

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1896: Campaigner for William McKinley for President​

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1897 – 1900: Counsel for Venezuela in boundary dispute​

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1899: Appointed to permanent Court of Arbitration​

Died: March 13, 1901

Time of Death: 4:45 PM

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Age at time of Death: 67 years old

Burial Place: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana

 

[gentlemanrob]

As a distant relative of President Harrison it was my pleasure to do a profile on him

 

[Buckeye Bill]

* The Harrison Home just north of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

* Harrison's family plot at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

[Pollaco]

He soon got the reputation of being a disciplinarian and was therefore disliked by the troops.

 

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Birthday Bump

20 Aug 1833

Future 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, is born on this day. He was the grandson of former 9th President (and Guard general) William H. Harrison, who died one month into his term in 1841. A lawyer by training and active in Indiana politics Benjamin was appointed in 1862 as the colonel of the 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, a regiment he helped to organize. Over the next three years he led the 70th in numerous engagements including taking part in General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" through Georgia in 1864. He ended the Civil War as a brigadier general of volunteers. After resigning his commission he again became active in politics and was elected first to the Senate and then in 1888 as President. He served one term and died in 1901.

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