

Benjamin Harrison
- Category : Political
- Type : GE
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Contagion 3
Biography
American politician, the 23rd president of the U.S. from 1889-1893. He was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Harrison forged successful careers as a lawyer, officer and a statesman, though he was not too popular a president, after being inaugurated on 3/04/1889.
Harrison married Caroline Scott in 1853; they had two kids. She died on 10/29/1892. Defeated for re-election that year, he retired to private law practice. Four years later, he married a widow-lady, Mary Dimnock and they had one daughter.
After a brief illness, Harrison died of pneumonia on 3/13/1901, Indianapolis, IN.