Benjamin Harrison, Military Experience - served in the Civil War
Name of Wife - Benjamin Harrison was married to Caroline Lavinia Scott on October 20, 1853.His second wife was Mary Scott Lord Dimmick (1858–1948) a widow nearly thirty years his junior whom he married on April 6, 1896. She put up the first Christmas tree ever in the White House.
Benjamin Harrison had 3 Children - Russell Benjamin (1854–1936), Mary Scott (1858–1930), Elizabeth (1897–1955)
Career of Benjamin Harrison - Politician, Statesman
Place of Death - Benjamin Harrison died on March 13, 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Benjamin Harrison was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
Next President: President Grover Cleveland

Major Events during his presidency

• First Pan-American Conference in 1889

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)
• Sherman Silver Purchase Act (1890)
• Electricity Installed in White House (1891)
• McKinley Tariff of 1890

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Benjamin Harrison

• Description of President Benjamin Harrison - Height 5 feet 6 inches

• Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of the nation's ninth President, William Henry Harrison
• He was referred to as "the human iceberg" as he was reserved, cold and aloof
• Benjamin Harrison expanded and modernised the United States Navy
• Age at Inauguration - 55 years old
• Harrison was president when the progressive movement was increasing in popularity
• Harrison endorsed two bills to prevent southern states from denying African Americans the vote
• Benjamin Harrison appointed the former slave, Frederick Douglass, as minister to Haiti
• Benjamin Harrison Age at Death - 67 years old
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Benjamin Harrison