http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison See pictures from the life and presidency of Benjamin Harrison. en Copyright 2013, History.com Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-22T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo1 In 1833, future President Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo2 Benjamin Harrison married Caroline Scott in 1853. She died of tuberculosis in 1892, during Harrison's term. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo3 After serving in the Civil War as an Army general, Harrison followed in his grandfather's footsteps and was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate from Indiana. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo4 Benjamin Harrison's grandfather was President William Henry Harrison. His father was a congressman, and his great-grandfather (and namesake) signed the Declaration of Independence. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo5 In 1888, Harrison beat incumbent Grover Cleveland to become America's 23rd president. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo6 His legislative leadership is considered by many historians, political scientists and economists to have been productive, with his most noteworthy and long-lasting legislative stewardship coming in the form http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo7 Harrison became a brigadier general during the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo8 Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1889, which set the precedent for breaking up powerful industrial monopolies. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo9 Although he was re-nominated for the Republican ticket in the election of 1892. Harrison ultimately lost to Democrat Grover Cleveland who appealed to a farming and labor base that opposed Harrison's protectionist policies. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo10 Benjamin Harrison married his wife's former assistant Mary Lord after his presidency. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo11 After his presidency, he still stayed in the public eye as an elder statesman. He passed away on March 13, 1901. http://www.history.com/photos/benjamin-harrison/photo11