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… President Harrison extinguishes the Indian title to certain lands to … on the 10th day of August, 1890: Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, by virtue of the …
Presidential Biographies
… candidate in 1888, Cleveland met the Republican nominee, Benjamin Harrison—former Civil War general and senator from Indiana, … in both the House and Senate. Some historians say that Harrison's victory marked the beginning of a new era of …
Presidential Biographies
… lavishly, helping to ensure victory for their candidate, Benjamin Harrison. The election thus marked the beginning of a new era … Cleveland actually won a larger share of the popular vote, Harrison defeated Cleveland in the Electoral College. In …
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… until 1889 that Foster returned to politics as President Benjamin Harrison’s chairman of a commission to negotiate a treaty … by the Panic of 1893. Upon leaving office at the end of Benjamin Harrison’s administration, Charles Foster returned …
Presidential Recordings
… session -Mrs. Bedford meetings with former Presidents -Benjamin Harrison -President’s chair -Quality of life …
Presidential Biographies
… 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 …
Public Events
… 80 years ago and that is when Herbert Hoover appointed Benjamin Cardozo. So that would have been in 1932 the … and make an appointment and they are approved. So in fact, Benjamin Cardozo was so universally approved that he was … There are several scenarios. But, there’s Hoover, Taft, Benjamin Harrison, ah, Franklin Roosevelt, ah, Nixon, …
Presidential Biographies
… 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. …
Presidential Biographies
… 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 …
Presidential Biographies
… 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 …