Benjamin Harrison, III

1833 - 1901  (67 years)

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• Name	Benjamin Harrison  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	20 Aug 1833	North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Mar 1901	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Age	67 years
  Burial	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1382	A Demo Tree
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John Scott Harrison           b. 4 Oct 1804, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA           d. 25 May 1878, North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin           b. 18 Jul 1810, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 15 Aug 1850, North Bend, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Aug 1831
  Family ID	F717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline Lavinia Scott           b. 1 Oct 1832, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA           d. 25 Oct 1892, White House, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1853	Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  1. Russell Benjamin Harrison           b. 12 Aug 1854, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA           d. 13 Dec 1936, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Mary Scott Harrison           b. 3 Apr 1858, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA           d. 28 Oct 1930, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. _____ Harrison           b. 13 Jun 1861             d. 13 Jun 1861 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Scott Dimmick Lord           b. 30 Apr 1858, Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 5 Jan 1948, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1896	St Thomas Church, New York, New York, New York, USA
  Children	1. Elizabeth Harrison           b. 21 Feb 1897, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA           d. 25 Dec 1955, New York, New York, New York, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Won the 1888 electoral vote by 233 to 168 for his predecessor and successor Grover Cleveland, even though Cleveland had won the popular vote by 5,537,857 to 5,447,129. Lost the 1892 election to Cleveland. Chose Levi P. Morton to be his vice-president.

  
  

• Reference

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