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The answer to your question is electricity.
No, you daft idiot. Benjamin Harris never lived in the white house. That guy was Benjamin Harrison. Where did you go to school? Internet U?
The year was 1891. Benjamin Harrison was the president.
Yes, he lived there for four years while he was President.
President Benjamin Harrison was the first president to use electricity in the white house. He was not fond of the convenience.
The first president to celebrate Christmas around the first indoor White House Christmas tree was Benjamin Harrison.
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Letitia Tyler, Caroline ( Mrs. Benjamin) Harrison and Ellen Wilson all died in the White House while their husbands were President.
Benjamin Harrison
The White House's Christmas Tree has become nearly a national event, as the country looks to it for the spirit of the season. It was first brought into the White House by Benjamin Harrison.
Benjamin Harrison was in office in 1891 when the White House was first wired for electricity. President Harrison, however, did not welcome the new invention with open arms. It has been reported that even though his wife had requested the electricity, they were afraid of being shocked by the light switches on the wall, so they continued to use the old gaslights. They were both reportedly afraid to touch the wall switches so somebody else had to turn the lights on and off for them.