Benjamin Harrison administration

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presidential administration

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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Benjamin Harrison presidency	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	presidential administration ⓘ
appointedOfficial	Benjamin F. Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ James G. Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ John Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ John W. Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ John W. Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wanamaker NERFINISHED ⓘ Redfield Proctor NERFINISHED ⓘ William Windom NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States presidential election of 1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1893-03-04 ⓘ
followedBy	Grover Cleveland second administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Grover Cleveland first administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicyAction	Bering Sea controversy with Britain ⓘ Chilean crisis of 1891–1892 NERFINISHED ⓘ First Pan-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ reciprocity agreements under McKinley Tariff ⓘ support for Hawaiian annexation attempt ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfState	Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation	associated with high spending "Billion-Dollar Congress" ⓘ
implementedPolicy	Dependent and Disability Pension Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Elections Bill (failed) NERFINISHED ⓘ International Copyright Act of 1891 NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Revision Act of 1891 NERFINISHED ⓘ McKinley Tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ Meat Inspection Act of 1891 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Silver Purchase Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
judicialAppointments	four United States Supreme Court justices ⓘ
legislature	51st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ 52nd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeldByAppointee	United States Postmaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultOfElection1888	Benjamin Harrison elected president ⓘ
resultOfElection1892	Benjamin Harrison defeated by Grover Cleveland ⓘ
startTime	1889-03-04 ⓘ
supremeCourtJusticeAppointed	David J. Brewer NERFINISHED ⓘ George Shiras Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Billings Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Howell Edmunds Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
vicePresident	Levi P. Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ

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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 administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benjamin Harrison presidency