Presidential Spotlight: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

Term: 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893)
Born: August 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio
Nickname: “Kid Gloves Harrison,” “Little Ben”
Education: Miami University (Ohio), graduated 1852
Religion: Presbyterian
Marriage: October 20, 1853, to Caroline Lavinia Scott (1832–1892) April 6, 1896, to Mary Scott Lord Dimmick (1858–1948)
Children: Russell Benjamin (1854–1936), Mary Scott (1858–1930), Elizabeth (1897–1955)
Career: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican
Died: March 13, 1901, Indianapolis, Indiana

Benjamin Harrison biographical information from University of Virginia Miller Center

Berkeley Plantation: Harrison family plantation from Today in History

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Benjamin Harrison to Abraham Lincoln January 02, 1861

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