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
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Presidency of Grover Cleveland succeededBy Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
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Presidency of Grover Cleveland precededBy Presidency of Benjamin Harrison
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