Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States of America. He was born on a small Ohio farm on August 20, 1833, the second of nine children of hard working parents John Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Harrison. In many ways Benjamin Harrison was “born to be President” because of his heritage. He was named after his great grandfather who was a member of the House of Burgesses and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the grandchild of 19th President of the United States

The 23rd President Of the United States Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was born August 20, 1833 North Bend, Ohio. Benjamin Harrison was born into a family that had a political legacy dating back to the 1770’s. Harrison was the grandson of the 9th president “William Henry Harrison.” Benjamin Harrison was also named after his uncle and his great-grandfather. Ben attended Miami University as a junior, and graduated from Miami University in 1852. Soon after Ben graduated he took up the study of

My famous hoosier is Benjamin Harrison. He was the 23rd President of the United States. He was born August 20, 1833, to Mr. John Scott Harrison and Ms Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin. He was born in North Bend, Ohio. He was married two times. President Harrison volunteered for the Civil War after the Governor of Indiana (Oliver P. Morton) had stated that he was quite depressed in the people's slow response to join. In 1862, Mr. Harrison raised 1,000 recruits and was appointed Colonel and Led the 70th Indiana

A. Plan of Investigation The investigation aims to evaluate the significance of third party candidates in the US presidential election of 1892. In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt famously split the vote of the Republican party as a third party candidate, and the investigation resolves to assess whether a third party candidate changed the outcome of the election in 1892. The investigation will focus mainly on the influence of one particular candidate from the Populist Party, James B. Weaver, as he won several

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. He is most famous for becoming president on two non-consecutive terms. He is also known for being the first president to be officially married in the white house. Grover Cleveland had a very active life before presidency and less of an active one after.  Stephen Grover Cleveland became a part of this world in Caldwell, also known as Horse neck, New Jersey, March 18th, 1837. Cleveland was the fifth child out of nine (Grover, n

Why was the Populist movement so popular in the late 1800s? Before answering this question, answer this, what is the Populist movement? The populist movement was for a chance of political, social, and economical equality within American society. Strongly appealing to the farmers and industrial workers, the populists tried to bring the people back in power, rather than the money that was controlling civilization. This movement was very popular in the 1800s because it was trying to gain the rights

Peyton Fox 12/3/17 Block B7 Unit 4 legislation Project Sherman Antitrust Act- 1890 The Sherman Antitrust Act is the oldest of America's Antitrust laws. It was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on July 2, 1890. The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to preserve free competition in business and made it a crime to take over any part of trade or commerce. It was intended to regulate interstate commerce, and to regain a balance in industry allowing equal opportunities to all

Stephen Grover Cleveland was born the fifth of nine children to a Presbyterian minister on March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. A few years after his birth, the family moved to upstate New York in 1841, were Cleveland was raised. He was educated at Fayetteville Academy and the Clinton Liberal Academy, but in 1853, Richard Falley Cleveland, Grover’s father, died. This prompted Cleveland to leave school and begin working to support his large family. Unable to afford a college education, he worked

Benjamin Harrison- A Small but Mighty President Benjamin Harrison was the twenty-third president of the United States and his political party was Republican. He was nominated on the eighth ballot at the 1888 Republican convention. Harrison was one of the first presidents to ever conduct a “front porch” campaign. Also Harrison had previously fought in the war and many believe that this was how he won the presidential campaign. Previous to becoming president he was a Senator for the United States in

Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal Theodore Roosevelt may be one of the most powerful presidents that attacked Trusts1 and corporations to make them just so that everyone could prosper. Thayer, a friend of Roosevelt wrote, ". . .he took the deepest personal satisfaction in fighting the rich and the soulless corporations. . ." (Thayer). This led into the 1920's a prosperous decade in which people received "new money." Theodore Roosevelt stressed more for people to be responsible