Benjamin Harrison Quotes


It is no time now to use an apothecary's scale to weigh the rewards of the men who saved the country. [Civil War veterans]


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Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901, 23rd President of the United States (Republican, IN), Campaign Speech, 1888

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Benjamin Harrison
  • Born: August 20, 1833
  • Died: March 13, 1901
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

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, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father who signed the United States Declaration of Independence.