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'''Benjamin Harrison''' (August 20, 1833{{snd}}March 13, 1901) was an American politician who served as the 23rd [[president of the United States]] from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the [[Harrison family of Virginia]]—a grandson of the ninth president, [[William Henry Harrison]], and a great-grandson of [[Benjamin Harrison V]], a [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]]. A Republican, he defeated incumbent [[Grover Cleveland]] to win the presidency.
Harrison was born on a farm by the [[Ohio River]] and graduated from [[Miami University]] in [[Oxford, Ohio]]. After moving to [[Indianapolis]], he established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader, and politician in [[Indiana]]. During the [[American Civil War]], he served in the [[Union Army]] as a [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]], and was confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] as a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] of volunteers in 1865. Harrison unsuccessfully ran for [[governor of Indiana]] in 1876. The [[Indiana General Assembly]] elected Harrison to a six-year term in the Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1887.
A [[History of the Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Harrison was elected to the presidency in [[1888 United States presidential election|1888]], defeating the [[History of the Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] incumbent [[Grover Cleveland]] in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] despite losing the popular vote. Hallmarks of Harrison's administration were unprecedented economic legislation, including the [[McKinley Tariff]], which imposed historic protective trade rates, and the [[Sherman Antitrust Act]]. Harrison also facilitated the creation of the [[United States National Forest|national forest reserves]] through an amendment to the Land Revision Act of 1891. During his administration six western states were admitted to the Union. In addition, Harrison substantially strengthened and modernized the [[U.S. Navy]] and conducted an active foreign policy, but his proposals to secure federal education funding as well as voting rights enforcement for African Americans were unsuccessful.
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