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 William Henry Harrison, and the descendent of many other significant political officers and patriots. All of these facts added up to his reputation and led up to his presidency.
John Harrison, Benjamin’s father, expected much of young Benjamin. He was taught in a small, one room log house with his siblings. His teacher, Harrison Root, who also taught the older Harrison children, called him the “brightest of the family”. Benjamin was also known for his stubbornness and impatience, which he inherited from his father. Later, he and his older brother Archibald were sent to exclusive private school called the Farmers College where students were prepared for their future jobs or even a university study. At the private school he favored the subjects of sociology, politics, and history, which helped shape his interests of going into politics. Benjamin’s favorite teacher was Robert Bishop, who had served as President of the University of Miami before becoming a professor at the Farmers College. It was also at the Farmers College that he met Caroline Scott, his future wife.
Benjamin’s father John hoped for his son to continue his education at an eastern Ivy League College, but his farm was failing and he couldn’t afford the education ...
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...y opportunities to run for public office such as mayor, and even vice president. He did run for a position in the U.S. Senate where he served from 1881-1887. In his office, he supported Indian rights and railroad supervision. Needless to say he was not re-elected because of the extreme racism toward Native Americans. Through the next several years, supporters began a campaign to have Harrison nominated for the presidency. They succeeded at the 1888 Republican convention. Although Grover Cleveland actually won the popular vote, Harrison took the Electoral College and with it, the presidency.
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