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lawyer's office under the name of Cleveland, Biosel & Sicard, 

 which prospered immensely. In 188 1, he was elected Mayor 

 of Buffalo, in which capacity he acted so honourably and so 

 satisfactorily that, in 1882, he was elected Governor of the 

 State of New York. In 1884, he was elected President of the 

 United States. 



BENJAMIN HARRISON, 1889— 1893. 



Benjamin Harrison, the twenty-third President of the 

 United States, entered upon the duties of office in March, 1889. 

 His administration will always be remembered as that of the one 

 during which was decided the celebration of the four-hundredth 



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anniversary of the discovery of America, by Christopher 

 Columbus, in the form of a gigantic International Exhibition, to 

 be held at Chicago in 1894, which official dedication took place 

 the 21st of October, 1893. Inconsequence of Mrs. Harrison's 

 illness, the President could not preside at the ceremony, and 

 was replaced by Vice-President Morton. Another great event 

 was the celebration of the centenary of Washington, which 

 took place with great solemnity on the 30th of April, 1889. 



The administration of President Harrison will also be 

 remembered as that of the passing of the memorable 

 McKinley Tariff, which has caused much dissatisfaction, not 

 only amongst many classes of society in the United States, but 

 also in all foreign countries, and which has probably been the 

 chief cause of his not having been re-elected for a second term 

 of office, as many thought he would be. 



Two new States were added to the Union, that of 

 Wyoming and Idaho. Benjamin Harrison was born at North 

 Bend, Ohio, on the 20th of August, 1833. He is the grand- 

 son of William Henry Harrison, the ninth Président of the 

 United States, who died in 1881. He studied at the University 

 of Miami, Oxford, and practiced as a barrister at Indianopolis, 

 his place of residence. In 1862, he entered in the federal 

 army, first as Lieutenant. He fought in many battles and at 

 the end of the war, he was elected Senator and remained so 

 during six years, 188 1 — 1887. In 1884, he supported the 

 candidateship of Blaine against Cleveland. In 1888, he was 

 elected President of the United States. 



GROVER CLEVELAND, 1893. 



Grover Cleveland, the twenty-fourth President of the 

 United States, was elected in November, 1892, with Mr. A. E. 



