The Presidency of Benjamin HarrisonReviews the book 'The Presidency of Benjamin Harrison,' by Homer E. Socolofsky and Allan Spetter.HE SocolofskyAB SpetterLibrary Journal
Presidency Harrison’s election was a major victory for his Republican Party. In addition to winning the White House, Republicans gained seats in the House of Representatives, held a majority in the Senate, and appointed several Republican justices to the Supreme Court. ...
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