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… William Henry Harrison Miller was born in 1840 in Augusta, New York. He … practice but was soon asked by former Civil War general Benjamin Harrison to join his law firm. When Harrison was elected …
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… first secretary of agriculture in 1889. Appointed by Benjamin Harrison, Rusk served for the entirety of the Harrison administration. He was integral in encouraging the …
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… Noble earned high marks as an attorney; by 1889, President Benjamin Harrison had tapped him to become secretary of the interior. … as national parks. Following his stint in President Harrison’s cabinet, Noble resumed his legal career in St. …
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… returning to his law practice in 1881. Proctor backed Benjamin Harrison in the presidential election of 1888. When Harrison was elected, he rewarded Proctor by giving him the …
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… election. After Cleveland's defeat at the hands of Benjamin Harrison, Blaine once again served as secretary of state … Party's presidential nomination. Failing to unseat Harrison, Blaine declined physically and died in January 1893 …
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… election. After Cleveland's defeat at the hands of Benjamin Harrison, Blaine once again served as secretary of state … Party's presidential nomination. Failing to unseat Harrison, Blaine declined physically and died in January 1893 …
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… election. After Cleveland's defeat at the hands of Benjamin Harrison, Blaine once again served as secretary of state … Party's presidential nomination. Failing to unseat Harrison, Blaine declined physically and died in January 1893 …
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… named solicitor general of the United States by President Benjamin Harrison, serving in that post from February 1890 to March … the number of circuit courts in the nation, President Harrison appointed Taft to a seat on the U.S. Court of …
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… law firms. In 1889, Day was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison and confirmed by the Senate for a seat on …
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… President in 1888 but was tapped by Republican President Benjamin Harrison to become secretary of war following the resignation … Proctor. Elkins served from 1891 until the end of the Harrison administration in 1893, during which time he …
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… and resumed his legal career before becoming President Benjamin Harrison’s special plenipotentiary in 1890, responsible for … Spain, Russia, and Britain. Two years later, Foster became Harrison’s secretary of state following the resignation of …
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… to resume his law practice in Illinois. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison nominated Lincoln, without his knowledge, …
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… to resume his law practice in Illinois. In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison nominated Lincoln, without his knowledge, …
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… president in the process. Griggs refused an appointment by Benjamin Harrison to the U.S. Supreme Court; he also turned …
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… of Levi P. Morton, vice president during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, Paul Morton was born in Detroit, Michigan, …
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… role as secretary of the treasury, this time in President Benjamin Harrison's administration. Again, he did not hold …
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… role as secretary of the treasury, this time in President Benjamin Harrison's administration. Again, he did not hold …
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… however, did not end his political career. President Benjamin Harrison named Tyner assistant attorney general …
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… called for aid to Jews in Russia, an item which President Benjamin Harrison would include in his 1889 State of the …
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… postmaster general. Appointed to the position by President Benjamin Harrison, Wanamaker instituted a number of changes, …