The passing of a U.S. president is a moment steeped in history, tradition, and ceremony. Charles Hyde, president and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, joined News 8’s Jeremy Jenkins on ...
Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio... Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election. His economic policy may have ...
America’s 9th and Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was the first to die in office. Many of the mourning traditions following a president’s death were established ...
“This tradition dates back to William Henry Harrison in 1841—Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather—who was the first sitting president to die in office. His passing established the framework for ...