- In office since
- March 4, 1889
- Left office
- March 4, 1893
- Born
- August 20, 1833
- Died
- March 13, 1901
- Religion
- Presbyterianism[2]
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Benjamin Harrison. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
Overview1862–1893Each axis from the most recent phase that scored it. Phases: Civil War officer, Indiana lawyer and US Senator (1862–1887); President of the United States (1889–1893).
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education3 of 5
- Medium confidenceMiami University 1852.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position5 of 5
- High confidenceHead of state and government 4 March 1889 - 4 March 1893.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06MisconductNo evidence
- The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social good2.5 of 5
- Low confidenceDependent and Disability Pension Act expanded veterans' pensions ($135M), about 22 million acres of forest reserves created and six western states admitted, but the Federal Elections (Lodge) Bill to protect Black voting was tabled 35-34 in the Senate in 1891.[5]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic good1.5 of 5
- Low confidenceMcKinley Tariff set the highest average tariff in US history; Sherman Silver Purchase Act (4.5M oz a month) accelerated gold depletion; spending hit $1B and the Treasury surplus was gone by 1892, ahead of the Panic of 1893.[5]Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions1
Laws1
- McKinley Tariff Act
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.