Benjamin Harrison (August 20; 1833 - March 13; 1901) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893; he was the grandson of the ninth president; William Henry Harrison.

Before ascending to the presidency; Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney; Presbyterian church leader and politician in Indianapolis; Indiana. During the American Civil War; he served the Union as a colonel and on February 14; 1865 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers.