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Benjamin Harrison
(1833–1901) was a politician and lawyer who served as the
23rd President of the United States
from 1889 to 1893. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, church leader, and politician in
Indianapolis
,
Indiana
, and as a
Union Army
soldier in the
American Civil War
. After a term in the
U.S. Senate
(1881–1887), the
Republican
Harrison was elected to the presidency in
1888
. Hallmarks of his administration included unprecedented economic legislation, including the
McKinley Tariff
and
Sherman Antitrust Act
, as well as modernizing the
U.S. Navy
and admitting six new western states to the Union.
Engraving:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
; restoration:
Andrew Shiva
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