Biography:The 23rd President of the United States (1889–93).
Hallmarks of Harrison's administration included unprecedented economic legislation, including the McKinley Tariff, which imposed historic protective trade rates, the Sherman Antitrust Act, and the facilitation of the creation of the National Forests through an amendment to the Land Revision Act of 1891.
Born:August 20, 1833 Birthplace:North Bend, Ohio, USA Star Sign:Leo
1853-10-20 23rd US President Benjamin Harrison (20) weds music teacher Caroline Scott (21)
1896-04-06 23rd US President Benjamin Harrison (63) weds Mary Scott (37) at St Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City
Historical Events
1854-03-20 Anti-slavery activists within the US Whig political party opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Act form a new Republican Party; notable politicians who switched allegiance include Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison
1888-06-25 Republican Convention in Chicago nominates Benjamin Harrison
1888-11-06 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) is elected US President, defeating sitting President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland receives slightly more votes
1889-03-04 Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd US President
1889-12-09 US President Benjamin Harrison dedicates the Chicago Auditorium, designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, then largest building in the US
1890-08-30 President Benjamin Harrison signed the first U.S. law requiring inspection of meat products
1890-09-25 Sequoia National Park established by US President Benjamin Harrison - California's first national park and the country's second
1891-04-25 US President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco
1891-08-16 President Benjamin Harrison attends the dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Vermont
1893-01-06 The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
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