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Benjamin Harrison | |
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| Born | August 20, 1833 North Bend, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1901 (aged 67) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political orientation | Settler colonialism Imperialism |
| Political party | Republican (after 1856) |
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was a Statesian politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. A Republican, he previously ran unsuccessfully for governor of Indiana in 1876 and served as a senator for Indiana from 1881 to 1887. His grandfather was the short lived ninth president, William Henry Harrison.
Harrison's aggressive foreign policy laid the stage for the expansion of U.S. imperialism in the 20th century with his enlargement of the U.S. Navy and support for the settler colonial overthrow of Hawaii. At home he sent the army to South Dakota to confront the Lakota, where they committed the Wounded Knee massacre, the Harrison administration chose to cover up the massacre and award the participants with the Medal of Honor.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Allan B. Spetter. "Benjamin Harrison: Foreign Affairs" Miller Center. Archived from the original on 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Truth about the massacre at Wounded Knee" (2025-10-03). Socialist Worker. Archived from the original on 2025-10-10.