Benjamin Harrison

President of the United States, 1889-1893 (1833–1901)

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Lived 1833–1901, aged 68United States

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1833–1901
Aged 68

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Updated 2026-05-29

Grandson of a president, Benjamin Harrison took the White House in 1888 as a Republican, then lost it back to Grover Cleveland four years later—the only president to sandwich his term between another man's two separate presidencies.

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Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States, serving 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 Father. A Union army veteran and a Republican, he defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland to win the presidency in 1888.

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