Over time, Harrison steadily built a career as a public official. But his political path wasinterruptedby the American Civil War. Harrison rose to the rank of general in the Union Army. He fought under General William T. Sherman, and was one of the first soldiers to enter Atlanta, Georgia...
Early career Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on, and grew up on a 600-acre (243-hectare) farm nearby. His father, John Scott Harrison, was a congressman; his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was ninth president of the United States, but served only 309 days; and his great-...
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Three members of the commission, Frederic Harrison, Thomas Hughes and Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, refused to sign the Majority Report as they considered it hostile to trade unions. They therefore published a Minority Report where he argued that trade unions should be given privileged ...
Benjamin HarrisonExamines the military and political career of the only grandson of a president to become president himself.Susan Clinton
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States (1889–93), a moderate Republican who won an electoral majority while losing the popular vote by more than 100,000. Harrison signed into law the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), the first legisla
United States presidential election of 1892 was an election held on November 8, 1892, in which Democrat Grover Cleveland defeated Republican incumbent Benjamin Harrison.
United States presidential election of 1888 was an American presidential election held on November 6, 1888, in which Republican Benjamin Harrison defeated Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland.