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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: North Bend, Ohio
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Indianapolis, Indiana
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President Benjamin Harrison had the distinction of winning the election (1888) against Grover Cleveland and losing the popular vote.

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Ohio native, President Benjamin Harrison, had the distinction of winning the 1888 election to Grover Cleveland, while losing the popular vote. A moderate Republican, Harrison was the grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890 was one of his more significant acts.

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