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Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901
A Civil War officer, senator from Indiana, and the 23rd president of the United States, he reached the White House through one of the country's early "front-porch" campaigns. His years in office were marked by debates over tariffs, federal spending, and the growing role of the United States on the world stage.
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State of the Union Addresses
by Benjamin Harrison
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison
by Benjamin Harrison
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-third President of the United States
by Benjamin Harrison
About the author
Born in North Bend, Ohio, in 1833, Benjamin Harrison came from a family already woven into American political history: he was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. After studying at Miami University, he built a law practice in Indianapolis and became active in Republican politics.
During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general. After the war he returned to law and public life, later serving in the U.S. Senate for Indiana before winning the presidency in 1888.
Harrison served as president from 1889 to 1893. He is often remembered for a busy domestic agenda that included major tariff legislation and other expansive federal measures, as well as for serving between the two nonconsecutive terms of Grover Cleveland. He died in Indianapolis in 1901.