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| − | Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on , and grew up on a 600-acre (243-hectare) farm nearby. His father, John Scott Harrison, was a congressman; his grandfather, [[William Henry Harrison]], was ninth president of the United States, but served only 309 days; and his great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. | + | Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on, and grew up on a 600-acre (243-hectare) farm nearby. His father, John Scott Harrison, was a congressman; his grandfather, [[William Henry Harrison]], was ninth president of the United States, but served only 309 days; and his great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, signed the Declaration of Independence. |
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| | In 1852 Harrison was graduated from Miami University in Ohio, and a year later he married Caroline Lavinia Scott, by whom he had two children, Russell and Mary. After reading law in Cincinnati, Harrison moved in 1854 to Indianapolis. There, his rise was slow. In 1860 he was elected reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court. | | In 1852 Harrison was graduated from Miami University in Ohio, and a year later he married Caroline Lavinia Scott, by whom he had two children, Russell and Mary. After reading law in Cincinnati, Harrison moved in 1854 to Indianapolis. There, his rise was slow. In 1860 he was elected reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court. |
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| | * Gibbons, H. A. ''John Wanamaker,'' 2 vols. (1926), covers the 1888 campaign. | | * Gibbons, H. A. ''John Wanamaker,'' 2 vols. (1926), covers the 1888 campaign. |
| | * Jensen, Richard. "Democracy, Republicanism and Efficiency: The Values of American Politics, 1885-1930," in Byron Shafer and Anthony Badger, eds, ''Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000'' (U of Kansas Press, 2001) pp 149–180; [http://www.uic.edu/~rjensen/rj0025.htm online version] , by conservative historian | | * Jensen, Richard. "Democracy, Republicanism and Efficiency: The Values of American Politics, 1885-1930," in Byron Shafer and Anthony Badger, eds, ''Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000'' (U of Kansas Press, 2001) pp 149–180; [http://www.uic.edu/~rjensen/rj0025.htm online version] , by conservative historian |
| − | * Jensen, Richard. ''The Winning of the Midwest: Social and Political Conflict, 1888-1896'' (1971), voting behavior , by conservative historian | + | * Jensen, Richard. ''The Winning of the Midwest: Social and Political Conflict, 1888-1896'' (1971), voting behavior, by conservative historian |
| | * Josephson, Matthew. ''The Politicos: 1865-1896'' (1938). entertaining left-wing narrative of national politics | | * Josephson, Matthew. ''The Politicos: 1865-1896'' (1938). entertaining left-wing narrative of national politics |
| | * Kleppner; Paul. ''The Third Electoral System 1853-1892: Parties, Voters, and Political Cultures'' (1979), the most important and detailed analysis of voting behavior in 1888-1892 [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-third-electoral-system-1853-1892-parties-voters-and-political-cultures-by-paul-kleppner.jsp online edition] | | * Kleppner; Paul. ''The Third Electoral System 1853-1892: Parties, Voters, and Political Cultures'' (1979), the most important and detailed analysis of voting behavior in 1888-1892 [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-third-electoral-system-1853-1892-parties-voters-and-political-cultures-by-paul-kleppner.jsp online edition] |