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He was defeated by Cleveland in the 1892 United States presidential election, becoming the first president to be succeeded in office by his predecessor.","summary_more":["Harrison was born on a farm by the Ohio River and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. After moving to Indianapolis, he established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as a colonel, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. In 1881, the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1887.","Hallmarks of Harrison's administration were unprecedented economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff, which imposed historic protective trade rates, and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Harrison also facilitated the creation of the national forest reserves through an amendment to the Land Revision Act of 1891. During his administration six western states were admitted to the Union. In addition, Harrison substantially strengthened and modernized the U.S. Navy and conducted an active foreign policy. His proposals to secure federal education funding as well as voting rights enforcement for African Americans were…"],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 August 1833","date":"1833-08-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"North Bend","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2668659"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"13 March 1901","date":"1901-03-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Indianapolis","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6346"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"statesperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372436"},{"text":"writer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36180"},{"text":"jurist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185351"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Republican Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29468"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Freeman Grant Cary Pleasant Hill Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5501011"},{"text":"Miami University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q590643"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Mary Dimmick Harrison","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421426","start":"1896-04-06","end":"1901-03-13"},{"text":"Caroline Harrison","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234263","start":"1853-10-20","end":"1892-10-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the United States (4 March 1889 – 4 March 1893)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11696","start":"1889-03-04","end":"1893-03-04"},{"text":"President-elect of the United States (6 November 1888 – 4 March 1889)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467287","start":"1888-11-06","end":"1889-03-04"},{"text":"United States senator (4 March 1885 – 4 March 1887)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4416090","start":"1885-03-04","end":"1887-03-04"},{"text":"United States senator (4 March 1883 – 4 March 1885)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4416090","start":"1883-03-04","end":"1885-03-04"},{"text":"United States senator (4 March 1881 – 4 March 1883)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4416090","start":"1881-03-04","end":"1883-03-04"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35678"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Benjamin Harrison born?","a":"Benjamin Harrison was born on 20 August 1833 in North Bend."},{"q":"What positions has Benjamin Harrison held?","a":"Positions held by Benjamin Harrison include: President of the United States (1889–1893); President-elect of the United States (1888–1889); United States senator (1885–1887); United States senator (1883–1885); United States senator (1881–1883)."},{"q":"Where did Benjamin Harrison study?","a":"Benjamin Harrison was educated at Freeman Grant Cary Pleasant Hill Academy, Miami University."}],"related":[{"name":"Barack Obama","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/barack-obama"},{"name":"Donald Trump","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/donald-trump"},{"name":"Ronald Reagan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-reagan"},{"name":"Abraham Lincoln","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abraham-lincoln"},{"name":"George W. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pach Brothers - Benjamin Harrison (cropped) (cropped).jpg — Adam Cuerden, Public domain.","cite":"\"Benjamin Harrison\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/benjamin-harrison. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T08:59:15Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/benjamin-harrison","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/benjamin-harrison","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/benjamin-harrison?lang=ne"}}