Harrison
Harrison names 9 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below. 2 of them are described by more than one encyclopedia.
Harrison William Henry (February 9
Described by 2 of the 6 encyclopedias.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
William Henry (February 9, 1773-April 4, 1841), the ninth president of the United States . He was a native of Virginia and was the son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence . In 1794 he served in the army of Anthony Wayne and was present at the famous victory of that leader over the Indians at Maumee Rapids. When the Northwest Territory was organized Harrison was made secretary, and in 1799 he represented it in Congress. In 1800 he was appointed governor of the newly formed territory of Indiana. He was still governor when the famous outbreak of Tecumseh and his brother, the prophet, took place. He led the troops against the Indians, gaining the victory of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. The epithet of Tippecanoe stayed by him through life. In the war of 1812 he was made a major-general and took part in the operations in the West. He added to his military renown by defeating the British Proctor and Tecumseh at the battle of the Thames. From 1816 to 1819 he was in Congress. He was promoted to the Senate and served as minister to the United States of Colombia. In 1836 he was nominated by the Whigs for president, but was defeated by Van Buren. In 1839 he was again nominated. The campaign of 1840 was one of the most remarkable in the history of American politics. Harrison's opponents undertook to belittle him as a man who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider. His supporters took up the issue. A log cabin carried on the shoulders of men, and followed by a cheering crowd, was a prominent feature of the political rally. "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," was the slogan. The Whigs swept the West like a whirlwind, fairly shouting and singing their candidates into the White House. Harrison organized his cabinet with Daniel Webster as secretary of state . The fatigue and exposure of the campaign, together with the weariness arising from the importunities of office seekers, incident to the coming of the Whigs into power for the first time, proved too much for the president. He died at the end of a month of service. Harrison was a man of character. He was neither a brilliant nor a learned man, but he had sound good sense and courage, and was an excellent administrator. He was preeminently a man of the people--quite as much so as Andrew Jackson--but he had more culture and better manners. His neglected tomb is at North Bend, Ohio, twelve miles from Cincinnati. See Presidents
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM HENRY, an American statesman, 9th President of the United States; born in Berkeley, Va., Feb. 9, 1773. He served in the Indian War on General Wayne's staff, 1791- 1792, and in 1797 was appointed captain, in command of Fort Washington, on the present site of Cincinnati, O. On the conclusion of the war, he became Secretary of the Northwest Territory (1798), resigning the next year to enter Congress as delegate from that Territory. In 1801 he was appointed governor of Indiana Territory, and made superintendent of Indian Affairs . He made important treaties with the Indians, and won considerable fame by a victory over a force of Indians, in the battle of Tippecanoe, in 1811. In 1812 he was intrusted with full military command on the Northwest frontier, with the rank of Brigadier-General, and the following year was promoted to Major-General. During this year he distinguished himself by his defense of Fort Meigs, and in the battle of the Thames . After the War of 1812, he was sent to Congress, 1816; to the Ohio State Senate, 1819; to to United States Senate, 1825; and as United States minister to Columbia, 1828. After a retirement of 12 years, he was nominated for the presidency by the Whig party, against Van Buren, in the famous "log-cabin" and "hard cider" campaign. Harrison was said by his opponents to live in a log cabin and to be given to the habit of drinking hard cider. These reproaches were turned into watch-words by the Whigs, and aroused unprecedented enthusiasm. He died April 4, 1841, just a month after his inauguration, leaving the presidency to the Vice-President, John Tyler.
Harrison Benjamin, the twenty-third president of the United States
Described by 2 of the 6 encyclopedias.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
Benjamin, the twenty-third president of the United States . He was born at North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1833, and died at Indianapolis, Indiana, March 13, 1901. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He was graduated at Miami University in 1852, and took up the practice of law in Indianapolis. In 1862 he entered the Union army as a colonel. His career was honorable and courageous. He retired with the rank of brigadier-general and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 he was nominated by the Republicans for governor, but was defeated at the polls. He sat in the United States Senate from 1881 to 1887. In 1888 he was nominated by the Republicans for the presidency, and defeated President Cleveland, who was a candidate for reelection. The principal issue of the campaign was protection. In the organization of a cabinet, Blaine was made secretary of state , Windom, secretary of the treasury, and Wanamaker, postmaster general. The McKinley tariff bill and the Sherman silver act were enacted during his administration. In 1892 Harrison was renominated for the presidency, the rival candidate being Blaine, who had resigned from the cabinet to make the contest. High tariff again formed the issue. Harrison was defeated by Cleveland. He returned to Indianapolis and resumed the practice of law. He was invited to deliver lectures on international law by Leland Stanford University. He acted as the attorney for Venezuela in a boundary dispute with Great Britain . He was one of the representatives of the United States at the Hague Peace Conference, and was appointed by President McKinley as the member for the United States at the international court of arbitration. His reputation is that of a scholarly, honorable man of moderate ability and political success.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BENJAMIN, an American statesman, 23d President of the United States; born in North Bend, O., Aug. 20, 1833. He was a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and grandson of William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States. He was graduated at Miami University; studied law in Cincinnati; removed to Indianapolis, Ind., in 1854, and laid the foundation of a fine legal practice; entered the Union army in 1862, serving with conspicuous gallantry in the Atlanta campaign, finally returning to civil life at the close of the war with the rank of brevet Brigadier-General; was the Republican candidate for governor of Indiana in 1876, but was defeated; was elected to the United States Senate in 1881, where he added to his reputation as a sound thinker and a polished debator; at the Republican Convention held in Chicago, June, 1888, he was nominated for the presidency of the United States; elected in the ensuing November; and inaugurated March 4, 1889. His administration was quiet, successful, and measurably popular. It was marked by the amicable settlement of the trouble with Chile and by the passage of the McKinley Tariff Bill. In 1892 he received again the nomination in the National Republican Convention, but by this time the able and persistent attacks of the Democracy on the high tariff policy led to a general revulsion against it, and he was defeated at the election by Cleveland. He thereupon pursued a private law practice, occasionally giving public addresses. He died in Indianapolis, Ind., March 13, 1901.
Harrison FREDERIC, an English writer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FREDERIC, an English writer; born in London, Oct. 18, 1831. He was educated at King's College School, London, and Wadham College, Oxford. A Positivist in religion and an advanced Liberal in politics, he argued his opinions in many vigorous and wellwritten articles in the magazines and reviews. Of his works the chief are "The Meaning of History" (1862); "Order and Progress" (1875); "The Present and the Future" (1880); "Lectures on Education" (1883); "On the Choice of Books" (1886); "Oliver Cromwell" (1888); "The Meaning of History" (1894); "Literary Essays" (1895); and "William the Silent" (1897); "Creed of Layman" (1907); "Among My Books" (1912) "The German Peril" (1915) etc.
Harrison BENJAMIN, an American patriot
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BENJAMIN, an American patriot; born in Berkeley, Va., about 1740. He was elected to the House of Burgesses soon after attaining his majority. In 1773 he was chosen a member of the committee which united the colonies against Great Britain. Shortly afterward he was elected to Congress and five times re-elected. On July 4, 1776, he reported, as chairman of the committee of the whole House, the Declaration of Independence, of which he was one of the signers. He opposed the ratification of the Federal Constitution, but, on its adoption, supported the National government. He died in April, 1791. .
Harrison a city in Hudson co.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a city in Hudson co., N. J., on the Passaic river, opposite Newark, with which it is connected by several bridges; and on the Pennsylvania, the Lackawanna, and the Erie railroads. It has extensive manufactures of cotton, thread, electric supplies, wire cloth, harness, trunks, leather goods, steam launches, iron and steel ordnance, and furniture, foundries, breweries, slaughter houses, etc. There are electric lights, and street railways, daily and weekly newspapers, public library, high school, and an assessed property valuation of $4,000,000. Harrison was settled in 1668, and incorporated in 1873. Pop. (1910) 14,498; (1920) 15,721.
Harrison CARTER HENRY, an American public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CARTER HENRY, an American public official, born in Chicago in 1860. He graduated from St. Ignatius College in 1881 and afterward studied law at Yale. He engaged in the real-estate and publishing business in Chicago and was elected mayor of that city for 5 terms from 1897 to 1905 and from 1911 to 1915. During the World War he was in charge of the American Red Cross activities in 12 hospitals in France.
Harrison MRS. BURTON (CON- STANCE CARY)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
MRS. BURTON (CON- STANCE CARY), an American novelist and miscellaneous writer; born in Vaucluse, Va., April 25, 1846. She wrote: "Woman's Handiwork in Modern Homes" (1881); "Old-Fashioned Fairy-Book" (1884); "Bar Harbor Days" (1887); and the novels "The Anglomaniacs"; "An Errant Wooing"; "A Bachelor Maid"; "A Son of the Old Dominion" (1897); "A Princess of the Hills" (1901); a play, "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch" (1901); "Recollections Grave and Gay" (1911).
Harrison FRANCIS BURTON, an American public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
FRANCIS BURTON, an American public official, born in New York City in 1873. He graduated from Yale in 1895. He served during the Spanish-American War as a member of the New York Volunteer Cavalry. In 1903 he was elected to Congress and was re-elected in 1906 and in 1913. He resigned igned in the latter year to become governor-general of the Philippine Islands.
Harrison MARY ST. LEGER (LUCAS MALET)
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
MARY ST. LEGER (LUCAS MALET), an English novelist, daughter of Charles Kingsley, born in Eversley, Hampshire, married to the Rev. William Harrison. Her books acquired a wide popularity in England and in the United States. Among the best known are: "Colonel Enderby's Wife" (1885); "The Wages of Sin" (1891); "The Golden Galleon" (1910); and The "Wisdom of Damaris."
What Has Changed in the Last Century
The page is really two Harrisons and a scattering of lesser namesakes, and the two presidents have kept it. Aiton's 1910 note that William Henry Harrison's "neglected tomb is at North Bend, Ohio" is out of date: the site was taken over by the state and is now the Harrison Tomb State Memorial, and his 31 days in office is still the shortest presidency, though the traditional story of pneumonia caught while giving a long inaugural address in the cold has been challenged by researchers who suspect enteric fever from Washington's foul water supply. His grandson Benjamin, whom Aiton records defeating Cleveland in 1888, is now cited far more often than he was in 1910, because he won the electoral college while losing the popular vote, a result repeated in 2000 and 2016. The smaller Harrisons on the page have mostly faded to local or specialist interest, and the biographical accounts of both presidents read accurately today.
Written for this edition, 2026.