Benjamin Harrison administration

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The Benjamin Harrison administration was the U.S. presidential administration from 1889 to 1893, noted for its assertive foreign policy, high protective tariffs, and significant economic and naval expansion.

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instanceOf presidential administration ⓘ
appointedOfficial Benjamin F. Tracy ⓘ
Charles Foster ⓘ
James G. Blaine ⓘ
John Noble ⓘ
John W. Foster ⓘ
John W. Noble ⓘ
John Wanamaker ⓘ
Redfield Proctor ⓘ
William Windom ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
domesticIssue civil service reform ⓘ
currency and silver purchase debates ⓘ
federal election supervision ⓘ
tariff policy ⓘ
veterans pensions ⓘ
economicContext prelude to Panic of 1893 ⓘ
election United States presidential election of 1888 ⓘ
United States presidential election of 1892 ⓘ
endTime 1893-03-04 ⓘ
followedBy Grover Cleveland second administration ⓘ
follows Grover Cleveland first administration ⓘ
foreignPolicyAction Bering Sea controversy with Britain ⓘ
Chilean crisis of 1891–1892 ⓘ
First Pan-American Conference ⓘ
reciprocity agreements under McKinley Tariff ⓘ
support for Hawaiian annexation attempt ⓘ
headOfGovernment Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
headOfState Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
historicalReputation associated with high spending "Billion-Dollar Congress" ⓘ
implementedPolicy Dependent and Disability Pension Act ⓘ
Federal Elections Bill (failed) ⓘ
International Copyright Act of 1891 ⓘ
Land Revision Act of 1891 ⓘ
McKinley Tariff ⓘ
Meat Inspection Act of 1891 ⓘ
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
Sherman Silver Purchase Act ⓘ
judicialAppointments four United States Supreme Court justices ⓘ
legislature 51st United States Congress ⓘ
52nd United States Congress ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Gilded Age ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
militaryReform expansion of steel-hulled warship fleet ⓘ
modernization of United States Navy ⓘ
notableFor assertive foreign policy ⓘ
economic expansion ⓘ
high protective tariffs ⓘ
naval expansion ⓘ
politicalPartyInPower Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeldByAppointee United States Postmaster General ⓘ
United States Secretary of State ⓘ
United States Secretary of War ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of War

United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ
resultOfElection1888 Benjamin Harrison elected president ⓘ
resultOfElection1892 Benjamin Harrison defeated by Grover Cleveland ⓘ
startTime 1889-03-04 ⓘ
supremeCourtJusticeAppointed David J. Brewer ⓘ
George Shiras Jr. ⓘ
Henry Billings Brown ⓘ
Howell Edmunds Jackson ⓘ
vicePresident Levi P. Morton ⓘ

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First International Conference of American States → convenedBy → Benjamin Harrison administration ⓘ
Mary Harrison McKee → partOf → Benjamin Harrison administration ⓘ
Mary Harrison McKee → associatedWith → Benjamin Harrison presidency ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin Harrison administration
Presidency of Grover Cleveland → succeededBy → Presidency of Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin Harrison administration
Presidency of Grover Cleveland → precededBy → Presidency of Benjamin Harrison ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin Harrison administration