Date

Nov 15 2024

Event

Birthday

23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison Birthday

Benjamin Harrison is best known as the 23rd president of the United States. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison.

• Benjamin Harrison was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather–grandson duo to have held the office.
• Born: August 20, 1833, North Bend, OH
• Died: March 13, 1901, Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, Indianapolis, IN
• Presidential term: March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893
• Buried: Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
• Vice president: Levi P. Morton (1889–1893)
• Spouse: Mary Dimmick Harrison (m. 1896–1901), Caroline Harrison (m. 1853–1892)
• First president to have a lighted Christmas tree at the White House.
• First president to be a grandson of another president (W. H. Harrison)
• First president to have electric lighting installed in the White House.
• First president to have his voice recorded.
• First president from Indiana.