Index : H : Harrison, Benjamin

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Harrison, Benjamin

Whose death in October 1892 brought an early end to the presidential campaign between Harrison and Grover Cleveland?

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Harrison's wife Caroline. Caroline Harrison contracted tuberculosis and died on October 25, 1892.



Who was Harrison's vice-presidential running mate?

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Levi P. Morton. Morton, a successful banker from New York, also served as governor of that state following his time as Harrison's V.P. Blaine served Harrison as secretary of state, the same post he held in the Garfield and Arthur administrations. Windom was also a returning cabinet member, being Treasury Secretary in the Garfield and Arthur administrations, as well as in Harrison's. Thurman was Grover Cleveland's running mate in the 1888 election.



Who was Harrison's grandfather, and what number president was he?

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William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. president. Grandpa William built his reputation as a military figure in the Indian wars in the Northwest Territory, holding the line at the battle of Fallen Timbers, and in the War of 1812, and subsequent Indian wars. He was also governor of the Indiana Territory.



Which president offered Harrison a position in his cabinet but was turned down?

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James Garfield. Harrison was elected to the US Senate by the Indiana legislature at the same time so he declined Garfield's offer and took the senate seat instead.



Where was the Republican National Convention of 1888, that nominated Harrison for the presidency, held?

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Chicago. Harrison won the nomination on the eighth ballot. St. Louis was the host city of the Democratic Convention in 1888, Minneapolis is where the Republicans held their national convention in 1892 and Omaha is where the Populist Party held their 1892 national convention.



When Benjamin Harrison died in March of 1901, who delivered the eulogy at his funeral?

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James Whitcomb Riley. A native of Indiana, Riley eulogized Harrison as a man of integrity, one who always did what "he believed to be right and just."



What U.S. city is Benjamin Harrison buried in?

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Indianapolis, Indiana. From Grandpa to the grave! Up to this point, Little Ben is the only native son of Indiana to have his mail delivered to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I understand Dan Quayle's still keeping his fingers crossed, which perhaps explains the spelling errors!



What country did Harrison represent before an international arbitration panel in Paris from 1897-1899 in regards to a border dispute?

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Venezuela. Harrison represented Venezuela in a land dispute with British Guiana. The panel awarded 90% of the disputed territory to Guiana.



The body of Harrison's father John Scott was stolen by grave robbers and sold to which medical school?

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Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati. The Medical College of Cincinnati did not know the identity of the body when they purchased it from the grave robbers. John Scott's body was discovered by his son John Harrison while at the college on unrelated business. Grave robbing to sell bodies to medical colleges was a common practice in the first half of the 19th century.



In which cemetary is Harrison buried?

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Crown Hill Cemetary. Harrison died March 13, 1901 in Indianapolis and was buried at Crown Hill on March 16th. Crown Hill is also the burial site of three US vice-presidents, John Dillinger and the poet James Whitcomb Riley.



In the 1892 presidential election, which state's three electorial votes were split between Harrison, Cleveland and Populist candidate James Weaver?

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North Dakota. Harrison would lose to Cleveland in the electorial college in the 1892 election 277-145 with James Weaver getting 22. Four years earlier, Harrison had defeated Cleveland in the electoral college 233-168.



How old was Benjamin Harrison when his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, died?

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7. Benjamin Harrison was born on August 20, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio. William Henry Harrison died April 4, 1841.



How many states joined the union during the Harrison administration?

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6. North & South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming all were admitted to the union during the Harrison administration.



How many justices did Harrison appoint to the US Supreme Court during his term?

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4. The men who Harrison placed on the supreme court were David Brewer, Henry Brown, George Shiras and Howell Jackson. Surprising, this is not the record for placements on the supreme court by a single term president. William Howard Taft put six men on the court in his single term.



Harrison's father, John Scott, held which political office?

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US House Representative. John Scott Harrison represented the area around North Bend, Ohio in the US House of Representatives as a Whig from 1853 to 1857.



Harrison was one of five U.S. presidents who served in the Civil War. In his time in uniform, he rose from 2nd lieutenant to brigadier general. Who was his commanding officer that recommended him for promotion to this rank?

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Joseph Hooker . Harrison was part of Sherman's infamous "March to the Sea," and served as a brigade commander under "Fightin' Joe" Hooker. It was his performance at the Battle of Peachtree Creek, where Colonel Harrison and his men held the line that they had taken, that led to Hooker's recommendation. Hooker, in his recommendation for Harrison's promotion, cited Little Ben's fighting spirit and discipline. Harrison, however, saw himself as not quite the heroic type, writing in his diary, "I am not a Julius Caesar, nor a Napoleon, but a plain Hoosier colonel, with no more relish for a fight than for a good breakfast and hardly so much."



For his service during which Civil War campaign was Harrison promoted to the rank of brigadier general?

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Atlanta. A brigade under Harrison's command captured Confederate defenses at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia and defended it against counter-attack.



Benjamin Harrison was not the most lovable of our Chief Executives. In fact, he was known as "The Human Iceberg." Others were not so kind in their assessment of President Harrison. Who made the following statement about Harrison: "He is a cold-blooded, narrow-minded, prejudiced, obstinate, timid old psalm-singing Indianapolis politician"?

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Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt, who was appointed a civil service commissioner by Little Ben, had campaigned for Harrison in the Midwest because he thought Harrison was a proponent of merit-based government service and not the "spoils system" that had dominated politics for decades. Apparently, TR didn't think Harrison went far enough, or gave enough respect to his ideas. One must also consider that Roosevelt's ego was as healthy as William Howard Taft's appetite.



Benjamin Harrison graduated from what university?

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Miami of Ohio. Harrison graduated from Miami of Ohio in 1852.



Before which group did Harrison declare his candidacy for president in 1888?

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Michigan Club. Harrison declared his candidacy in February 1888 before the Michigan Club in Detroit.



And the circle continues...Which 1988 presidential candidate is related to Benajmin Harrison?

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Pat Robertson. Founder of CBN University and the CBN Television Network (The 700 Club), Robertson is also a great-grandson of President Harrison. This information is available on Pat Robertson’s website, www.patrobertson.com, as well as in the book, 'Which President Killed a Man?', by James Humes.



After leaving the White House, what process did Benjamin Harrison help mediate?

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The resolution of the Venezula-British Guiana border dispute. Harrison served as Venezuela's council in its border dispute with the British colony of Guiana. Great Britain didn't want to arbitrate the dispute, but gave in to international pressure. In spite of Harrison's efforts, which included an 800-page brief, the international arbitration panel awarded Great Britain 90% of the disputed territory.

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