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  Benjamin Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A grandson of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, Benjamin was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio as the second of eight children of John Scott Harrison (later a U.S. Congressman from Ohio) and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin.
Harrison served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and was appointed Commander of the 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment in August of 1862.
Harrison was brevetted as a brigadier general, and commanded a Brigade at Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, and the Siege of Atlanta.
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 Caroline Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison (October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892), wife of Benjamin Harrison, was First Lady of the United States from 1889 until her death.
Born at Oxford, Ohio, "Carrie" was the second daughter of Mary Potts Neal and the Reverend Dr. John W. Scott, a Presbyterian minister and founder of the Oxford Female Institute.
In 1896, Benjamin Harrison, married Caroline Harrison's widowed niece and former secretary, Mary Scott Lord Dimmick.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caroline_Harrison   (604 words)

  
 The President Benjamin Harrison Home. (Features: "Presidential Sites"). - White House Studies - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Caroline Harrison was a gracious and friendly White House hostess, an effective contrast to her reserved husband, the President.
Harrison was fond of his grandson, and at mealtime Benjamin McKee's highchair was often pulled close to his grandfather.
Elizabeth Harrison was born in 1897 on the handsome wooden bed, and President Harrison died on the same bed in 1901.
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 Benjamin Harrison
His father, John Scott Harrison was the son of William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States and the grandson of Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Harrison’s mother was Elizabeth Irwin of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and the couple settled on the family estate on the banks of the Ohio near the mouth of the Big Miami River.
Harrison and his bride moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, which seemed to him to be a promising location for a legal practice.
www.benjaminharrison.org   (919 words)

  
 National Park Service - The Presidents (Benjamin Harrison)
Benjamin Harrison was the great-grandson and namesake of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
Harrison was born in 1833 at North Bend, Ohio, at the estate of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, who became President 7 years later.
During the national railroad strike of 1877, Harrison was appointed to the Indianapolis strike settlement committee, and commanded the militia in the city.
www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/presidents/bio23.htm   (1343 words)

  
 Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for America's 23rd president Benjamin Harrison
Harrison had the distinctions of being the only grandson of a US president to become Chief Executive, the last Civil War general to serve as president, and was the shortest of America's presidents.
Harrison first hoped to have the president's mansion expanded to better accommodate her family, having moved in her adult daughter, son-in law, grand children, and assorted extended relatives.
Harrison had been determined that the treasury surplus he inherited when he took office was bad for the economy and hurting business and his efforts to spend it were so successful it was gone and in deficit by the time the president left office.
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 Echoes From the White House. Benjamin Harrison | PBS
Benjamin Harrison, also known as the centennial president and grandson of 9th President William Henry Harrison, took his oath as president in 1889 on the nation's 100th year inaugural anniversary.
In 1889 Caroline Harrison found fault with the "circus atmosphere" in the mansion when she found visitors wandering uninvited into the family quarters.
Ironically, because Harrison and his wife were scared of getting shocked, they never touched the electrical switches but resorted to the use of gas lamps instead.
www.pbs.org /wnet/whitehouse/popups/harrison.html   (277 words)

  
 Harrison, Caroline L.
Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison was born on October 1, 1832, in Oxford, Ohio.
Caroline Harrison graduated from this institution with a music degree in 1853, and she entered the teaching profession.
Caroline Harrison also became the President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=191   (467 words)

  
 The White House Historical Association > Timelines
The centennial of President Washington's inauguration heightened the nation's interest in its heroic past, and in 1900 Caroline Scott Harrison lent her prestige as first lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Caroline’s efforts to have the mansion enlarged were in vain, but she did assure an extensive renovation with up-to-date improvements.
Caroline Harrison died of tuberculosis at the White House in October 1892, and after services in the East Room was buried at her own church in Indianapolis.
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 American President
Caroline wanted to separate the family's living area from her husband's working space and conceived of a plan that would add two enormous wings to the house: the West Wing would be devoted to offices so that the original mansion could be used for entertaining and private use, while the East Wing would
Caroline's paints accompanied her to the White House, as did her kiln, which she set up in the newly refurbished mansion.
The current architectural plan of the White House, complete with an East and West Wing, reflects the plan suggested by Caroline Harrison, and the White House china room is certainly a testament to her historical sensitivity in rescuing, repairing, and identifying artifacts from previous administrations.
www.americanpresident.org /history/benjaminharrison/firstlady   (975 words)

  
 The White House 1889   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Caroline Harrison's plan was the first to move the office spaces out of the house.
Harrison left it, and like the rest of the beautified White House, is a memorial to her refined and artistic taste." Caroline must have been fond of the pale green palate as many of the multi-colored fabric pieces are done in green tones.
Caroline Harrison's plan for the White House was stately and refined.
www.presidentbenjaminharrison.org /2003Exhibit/WhiteHouse.htm   (738 words)

  
 Harrison Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
William Henry Harrison, his grandfather, was the first governor of the Indiana Territory, congressman, senator, and the ninth President of the United States.
Harrison opened a law practice in Indianapolis and in 1855 joined the firm of William Wallace (later Civil War general and father of Lew Wallace).
Caroline Harrison received her degree in music, art, and literature from the Oxford Female Institute in 1852.
www.presidentbenjaminharrison.org /Harrison/beninfo.html   (555 words)

  
 Caroline Scott Harrison biography
Caroline tried to expand the White House but did receive Congress's approval; instead, she did some remodeling and had electricity installed.
Caroline's efforts at White House expansion highlighted the need for more space to accommodate the increasing complexity of the role of the President.
Caroline Harrison was deeply respected for her warmth, intelligence and artistic talent and for her devotion to her family and to her beliefs.
www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/harr-car.htm   (565 words)

  
 President Benjamin Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Harrison was born in August 20, 1833 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Harrison signed many bills into law, The Sherman Antitrust Act to prevent monopoly, the Sherman Silver Purchase Act to help the miners in the west and the Dependent Pension Act to help the soldiers.
Harrison married Mary Scott Dimmick, the niece of Caroline Scott, after he left the White House.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/presidents/bharrison.htm   (302 words)

  
 BENJAMIN HARRISON COLLECTION, 1853-1943   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), twenty-third President of the United States, was born in North Bend, Ohio, the son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Irwin.
Caroline (Carrie) Lavinia Scott Harrison was born 1 October 1832 in Oxford, Ohio the third daughter of John Witherspoon Scott and Mary Potts Neal.
Caroline Scott Harrison was an accomplished pianist and artist and is noted for her painting of flowers on china.
indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0132.html   (2094 words)

  
 Explore DC: Caroline Harrison
When her husband Benjamin was elected president in 1888, Caroline came to the White House with the hope of not just refurbishing the mansion but structurally rebuilding it.
Caroline designed her own china pattern and it was she who started the White House china collection by gathering pieces from previous administrations.
Caroline's health began to fail her during her term as first lady.
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 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Biography: The centennial of President Washington's inauguration heightened the nation's interest in its heroic past, and in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent her prestige as First Lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Born at Oxford, Ohio, in 1832, "Carrie" was the second daughter of Mary Potts Neal and the Reverend Dr. John W. Scott, a Presbyterian minister and founder of the Oxford Female Institute.
Then, while General Harrison became a man of note in his profession, his wife cared for their son and daughter, gave active service to the First Presbyterian Church and to an orphans' home, and extended cordial hospitality to her many friends.
clinton3.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/ch23.html   (454 words)

  
 The President Benjamin Harrison Home Educational Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Harrison moved into the White House in 1889, she made a major effort to clean and renovate.
Harrison wanted to join the Union forces at once and fight for his country, just as his famous grandfather had.
Harrison and his troops traveled to Kentucky, where they trained as soldiers and prepared to face the enemy.
www.pbhh.org /Teacher_Resources/Civil_War/CivilWar.htm   (997 words)

  
 CAROLINE HARRISON
Caroline Scott was born in Oxford, Ohio to John Witherspoon and Mary Potts Scott.
Benjamin Harrison's ambitions at the age of seventeen were to graduate from Maine University at Oxford, Ohio, study law, then open up a practice, so that he would be able to marry Caroline Scott.
Benjamin Harrison married Caroline on October 20, 1853, however he was worried, as this was long before he had established himself as a lawyer.
www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1071.html   (502 words)

  
 Art for the President's House IX
Caroline Harrison In the early 1890s Caroline Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison, conducted a series of china-painting classes in the White House conservatory.
Caroline Harrison established the collection of historic china associated with the White House and supported the addition of paintings to the fine arts collection.
Harrison's image by Daniel Huntington and two Van Buren-related works bequeathed by a descendant of that President.
clinton4.nara.gov /textonly/WH/glimpse/art/html/presart9.html   (451 words)

  
 The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
The occasion was the arrival of General Benjamin Harrison, the Republican Party nominee for the presidency, for a meeting with former President Rutherford B. Hayes and Ohio's governor.
Winning the presidency, Harrison knew, depended to a great extent on a candidate's Letter of Acceptance that would appear in every major newspaper in the country.
It was there that Perry had delivered his triumphant message to Harrison's presidential grandfather: "We have met the enemy and they are ours!" Thousands of well-wishers lined the shore and hundreds more cheered from boats in the harbor as Harrison promised to continue "the American way of life" his grandfather had defended.
www.rbhayes.org /papertrail/harrison.html   (422 words)

  
 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison wife of Benjamin Harrison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The centennial of President Washington's inauguration heightened the nation's interest in its heroic past, and in 1890 Caroline Scott Harrison lent her prestige as First Lady to the founding of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Caroline Harrison’s tenure as First Lady was overshadowed by her predecessor and her successor:  Frances Cleveland.  Mrs.
Cleveland’s youth made Caroline Harrison seem older and more staid than she really was. ...
www.politicalquest.org /index.php/cID/83   (87 words)

  
 President Harrison and Caroline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Contains information on Caroline Harrison as First Lady in Washington based on interview with her by a prominent journalist.
Caroline Harrison set up the first Chrismas tree: Installed electricity and remodeled the White House
Caoline Harrison was the first president of the DAR: This is a copy of her first speech to the new organization, which she read February 22, 1892
members.tripod.com /~atlantaga10/Presidentharrison.html   (273 words)

  
 Shriver Center
Benjamin Harrison, an 1852 graduate of the University and 23rd President of the United States, is honored with a rich mahogany-paneled meeting room which seats 24 at a permanent board-room table.
Nearby is the attractively appointed Anna Symmes Harrison Room, named for the wife of William Henry Harrison.
The Caroline Scott Harrison Room is named in memory of Benjamin Harrison's first wife; she was born in Oxford, Ohio and became the first President of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
www.hdg.muohio.edu /Shriver/?showme=HarrisonRooms.htm   (184 words)

  
 IMDb Name Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Caroline Harris (I) (Actress, The Honor of Mary Blake (1916))
Carol Harrison (I) (Actress, The Elephant Man (1980))
There may be additional matches in special interest areas that are only available to users choosing to see them.
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 juvenile Biography of United States First Lady
            Caroline Lavinia Scott was born in Oxford, Ohio, on October 1, 1832.  Her father was the Rev. Dr.
Scott was the grandson of a commissary general of the Continental Line; her maternal grandfather was an English-born banker from Philadelphia.  The Rev. Dr.
Halford found a rat in his bed.  Several days later, Caroline found one crawling on her china bureau.  That did it!  Within days, she had brought in an army of ferrets to eliminate the hordes of rats. 
www.firstladies.org /curriculum/educational-biography.aspx?biography=24   (153 words)

  
 Caroline Harrison Poem [#64] - The Harrison Freshet
Caroline Harrison Poem [#64] - The Harrison Freshet
A poem about Caroline Harrison [#64], daughter of Mary Martha Pelot [#33]
…Miss Caroline Harrison, an amiable young lady, was drowned when their home was swept into the river; also at the same time, her two brothers, Samuel and Independence Harrison, R. Merrill, Esq., a gentleman highly esteemed, reportedly engaged to Miss Harrison, and Mrs.
www.colket.org /genealogy/064_Caroline_Harrison.html   (510 words)

  
 Benjamin Harrison - 23rd President of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Benjamin Harrison - 23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States
Pictures of Harrison's wives from the Library of Congress
www.presidentsusa.net /bharrison.html   (122 words)

  
 Benjamin Harrison/Caroline Lavinia Scott
Name: Russell Benjamin Harrison Born: 12 Aug 1854 at: Oxford, Ohio Married: 9 Jan 1884 at: Omaha, Nebraska Died: 13 Dec 1936 at: Indianapolis, Indiana Spouses: Mary Angeline Saunders
Name: Mary Scott Harrison Born: 3 Apr 1858 at: Indianapolis, Indiana Married: 5 Nov 1884 at: Indianapolis, Indiana Died: 28 Oct 1930 at: Greenwich, Connecticut Spouses: James Robert McKee
Harrison Born: 13 Jun 1861 at: Married: at: Died: 13 Jun 1861 at: Spouses:
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 Benjamin Harrison Twenty Third President
Both his first and second wives are buried by him along with I am not sure if it is one of his children or who it is.
Notes: To get to Presidents Harrisons grave after entering the gates go stright until you see a bridge or overpass and a sign about Crown Hill.
President Harrison is the Grandson of President William Henry Harrison.
www.webspawner.com /users/presidentsgraves/benjaminharriso.html   (149 words)

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