23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison Death
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.