Benjamin Harrison, born August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio, and died March 13, 1901, served as the twenty-third President of the United States from 1889 to 1893, sandwiched between Grover Cleveland's two terms. A grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, he signed the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first major federal law aimed at curbing monopolistic business combinations, along with the Sherman Silver Purchase Act the same year. His single term also saw the admission of six new states to the Union, more than under any other president: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming.
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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893.
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1833-08-20
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August 20, 1833
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1901-03-13
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March 13, 1901
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Benjamin Harrison, born August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio, and died March 13, 1901, served as the twenty-third President of the United States from 1889 to 1893, sandwiched between Grover Cleveland's two terms. A grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, he signed the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the first major federal law aimed at curbing monopolistic business combinations, along with the Sherman Silver Purchase Act the same year.
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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833, March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893.
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He was defeated by Cleveland in the 1892 United States presidential election, becoming the first president to be succeeded in office by his predecessor.
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Inauguration Date March 4, 1889 Date Ended March 4, 1893
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