What did Benjamin Harrison do when he was in office?

Answer 1

Harrison is most famous for being the 23rd President of the US (1889-1893)

1833-born on August 20 1853

1852- Graduates with a BA from Oxford (Ohio) College

1853, October 20-marries Caroline Lavinia Scott

1854- admitted to the bar

1862-1865 - served as army officer in Civil War, was a brigadier general at war's end.

1872- loses a bid for nomination as Indiana governor.

1881-1887 serves as US Senator from Indiana

1888-elected president , defeats Grover Cleveland.

1889- takes office as the 23rd President

1892,October 25 - wife Caroline dies

1892, November- loses election to get second term to Grover Cleveland

1893, March 4 - leaves the White House

1894- gives a series of law lectures at Stanford U

1896, April 6- marries Mary Scott Lord Dimmick,a widow

1901, March 13 - died at his home in Indianapolis.

Answer 2

Benjamin Harrison accomplished his electorial votes winning against Grover im 1885. He also lost the next turn against Grover G. he went to war and got hurt, therefore, transfered out. he then became like his father William Henry Harrison (9th president) and ran.

Answer 3

He was the 23rd President of the US and served one term from March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893.

Highlights of his administration

• Dependent and disability pensions act of 1890 - gave pensions to dependents of veterans and to veterans who became disabled after their service.
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act - 1890
• Silver Purchase Act -1890- required the government to buy 4.5 million ounces of sliver each month
• Tariff act of 1890- raised tariff rates to 48% producing large consumer price increases, provoking outrage which was a major factor in causing the Republicans to lost the next election .
• North Dakota,South Dakota,Montana,Washington,Idaho and Wyoming all were made states (1890)
• Yosemite National Park was established during his presidency(1890).

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he turned a surplus left to him by his predecessor Grover Cleveland, and flipped it into a deficit of almost comparable size within his four years.After doing so, he caused This country to enter a great depression.this made him look bad as president.he was so scared of being electrocuted he had his servants turn light on and off for him and his wife.

Answer 4

His administration oversaw the first billion dollar federal spending budget and the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act. This is the first federal legislation that sought to prohibit monopolies.

Answer 5

• Harrison passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. Harrison passed the Dependent and Disability Pensions Act. Harrison passed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. The tariff was removed from imported raw sugar, and sugar growers in the United States

Answer 6

The most important thing Benjamin Harrison did while President was signing into law the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This was later used by Theodore Roosevelt to break up monopolies.

Answer 7

he bult the US navy