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1889-1893 Benjamin Harrison Vice President was Levi P. Morton. B. Harrison's Inaugural Address.
He supported the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which outlawed industrial monopolies and led to a number of "trust-busting" court cases. On December 29, 1890 federal troops massacred 200 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, finishing the last Indian war in the West.
About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Benjamin Harrison would have had a casual affair with her?
23 Benjamin Harrison Born: August 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio. Died: March 13, 1901. Party: Republican. Age when inaugurated: 55. Term: 1889-1893. Harrison was caught between reformers who were fighting the spoils system and those who wanted to continue it, and was defeated after one term. Famous Fact: Harrison's grandfather was President William Henry Harrison. (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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