A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison

Hint: You can preview this book by clicking on "Preview" which is located under the cover of this book. About the author: Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889–93); he was the grandson of the ninth President, William Henry Harrison. Before ascending to the presidency, Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney, Presbyterian church leader and politician in Indianapolis, Indiana. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a colonel and on February 14, 1865 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from January 23, 1865. After the war, he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana. He was later elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature.A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland. Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison