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Benjamin Harrison was born on August 30, 1833 in North Bend, Ohio.
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Harrison went to Farmers College in Cincinnati, Ohio before transferring to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Harrison married Caroline Lavinia Scott in 1853.
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When Benjamin was seven his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was elected as the ninth president.
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Harrison joined the Union when he was 28 and served for a total of three years.
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Harrison was elected into the Senate in 1880.
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Harrison got elected as the 23rd president of the United States in 1889.
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Mary Dimmick Harrison was Benjamin Harrison's second wife.
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Benjamin Harrison died in Indianapolis on March 13, 1901.
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Some historians think that President Harrison has done more than any other president to move the country along to higher success. Harrison can also be thought of as a "human iceberg" who slept walked his way through presidency.
