Benjamin Harrison

Education: Farmers’ College; Miami University B.A. 1852
Religion: Presbyterian
Party: Whig, Republican (after 1856)
Vitals: 5 ft 6 in / 160 lbs
Career: Lawyer, politician
1841 U.S. Presidency of grandfather William Henry Harrison
1852-54 Studied law in Cincinnati, Ohio
1853 Married Caroline Scott (1832-92); 2 children (Russell, Mary)
1854-89 Practiced law in Indianapolis, Indiana
1857-59 City Attorney, Indianapolis
1861-62, 64-68 Indiana State Supreme Court reporter
1862-65 Brigadier General, 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1872, 76 Unsuccessful runs for Indiana Governor
1881-87 U.S. Senator, Indiana
Election: November 6, 1888
Opponent: Grover Cleveland, Democrat
Vote Total: 5,443,892 (48%) - 5,534,488 (49%); Electoral: 233-168
Vice Pres: Levi P. Morton (1889-1893)
Legislation: Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890), Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890), McKinley Tariff Act (1890)
S.C. Appts.: David J. Brewer, Henry B. Brown, George Shiras, Howell E. Jackson
New States: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington (1889), Idaho, Wyoming (1890)
1892 Defeated for reelection by Grover Cleveland
1893-1901 Practiced law in Indianapolis, Indiana
1896 Married Mary Scott Dimmick (1858-1948), 1 child (Elizabeth)
1900 Represented Venezuela in a boundary dispute, Paris, France

“I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.”
Speech in Rutland, Vermont, August, 1891

Portrait of Benjamin Harrison by Eastman Johnson, 1895.