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Benjamin Harrison
No full textReproduction of a wood engraving of President Benjamin Harrison on glazed paper. Harrison was from North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio and the grandson of William Henry Harrison. He served as President from 1889-1893
Benjamin Harrison
No full textPortrait of Benjamin Harrison who served as President from 1889-1893. Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was born on his family's farm in North Bend, Ohio. He attended Farmer's College near Cincinnati and later transferred to Miami University in Oxford. He graduated from that institution in 1852 and went on to read law in Cincinnati. In 1853, Harrison married Caroline Scott and the couple moved to Indianapolis, where Benjamin Harrison set up a successful law practice. He also became involved in the newly formed Republican Party. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Harrison helped to raise the 70th Indiana Infantry regiment and served with distinction. When the war ended, Harrison returned to Indianapolis and resumed his law practice and political activities. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Indiana in 1876 and was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1881. Harrison was chosen as the Republican nominee for President in 1888. During the campaign he supported a high tariff to protect American industries against foreign competition. Harrison won the election and during his term in office, Congress raised the tariff and passed acts relating to coining silver money and regulating monopolies. The United States also became more involved in foreign affairs. Harrison ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1892. Many of his policies had proved unpopular and his wife was terminally ill, which limited his campaigning. Harrison died in 1901. Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) was a native of Xenia. Like Harrison, he was also a graduate of Miami University. He gained acclaim as a newspaper man and wrote for papers in Xenia and Cincinnati before becoming the managing editor of the New York Tribune. Later in life, Reid served as ambassador to Great Britain
Benjamin Harrison speaks
No full textGift of John Casaletti, Indianapolis, Indiana.Gift of John Cesaletti, Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home, Indianapolis, Indiana.The only known recording of President Benjamin Harrison presumably made years after his presidency by Giuseppe Bettini, sometime between 1894 and 1899. This modern recording features a narrator explaining how Harrison's voice was recorded and features the 1814 campaign song of Harrison's grandfather "Old Tippecanoe," President William Henry Harrison, which was resurrected for Benjamin's 1888 campaign. The Library of Congress says only one copy of the recording has been found and is located at the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home and this recording was made from that recording
Gen. Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton presidential campaign poster
No full textGeneral Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) and Levi Morton, the Republican candidates of 1888. After being born and educated in Ohio and becoming a successful soldier in the Civil War, Harrison was appointed to the Senate as a representative of Indiana. He went on to win the Republican nomination for the 1888 presidential election. Harrison defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote. Harrison is best known for acquiring vast amounts of land and admitting 6 states to the Union while in office
Benjamin Harrison Signature
No full textAn autograph and portrait of Benjamin Harrison. He was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893
Interview with Benjamin Harrison
No full textAudio recording and transcript of William Barraclough's February 1970 interview with Benjamin Harrison. Harrison gives details about his experience at the Pacific Biological Station, where in 1908 he was hired as the first paid employee.https://library.viu.ca/libinfo/harmfullanguagestatementhttps://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/23074/HarrisonTranscript.pdf?sequence=
Benjamin and Caroline Harrison Materials
No full textBorn 20 August 1833 in North Bend, Ohio, Benjamin Harrison became the twenty-third president of the United States, serving in that office from 1889 to 1893. He was the son of John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) and Elizabeth Irwin (1810-1850), the grandson of President William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V (ca. 1726-1791), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia
Benjamin Harrison to Alexander Donald, October 12, 1785
No full textBenjamin Harrison wrote from Mr. Baylor\u27s, Carolina and Hanovertown to Alexander Donald, address not included. Benjamin had been traveling and stayed with his sister, Mrs. Baylor, before traveling to Hanovertown. He said he would try to make it to Richmond and Turpin Hall to visit. He wrote about the different people he had seen and spoken too as well as Mrs. Page\u27s accounts of sale and the bonds for Pantaloon.
People Included: Mrs. Harrison, J. Page, Mr. Manson, Mr. Tilshugh(?), Mr. Carter of Shirley, Mr. McCarty in Leedstown, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Brown.
Places Included: Brandon, VA, Chathamhttps://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/1335/thumbnail.jp
Benjamin Harrison to Alexander Donald, March 12, 1788
No full textBenjamin Harrison wrote from Prince George, VA to Alexander Donald, addressed to Richmond. He enclosed the bills of exchange and thanked Alexander for sending him buttons. He wrote to Mr. Carr about his father, Nathaniel Harrison\u27s, bonds. If he did not hear from him before going to Fredericksburg he would resolve the matter. He also planned to travel to Richmond. He wrote that his predictions for the election came true.https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/1344/thumbnail.jp
Benjamin Harrison House
No full textView of the Benjamin Harrison house. The brick house has a columned porch and a second floor balcony. The trees around the house are bare
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