The Best Presidents of the United States According To Experts

Published on 12/18/2018
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Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, was a Union Army member during the Civil War. He was great at international relations and worked well with Congress when he was in power from 1889 to 1893. He was called “Little Ben”, a reference to his grandfather Benjamin Harrison. He was the only president with a US president for a grandfather! Other memorable things about his term are the enforcement of African American suffrage and the entry of Washington, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota into the Union.

Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

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James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield was the only sitting House of Representatives member who was elected the position. He was the 20th President of the United States and he was a major general for the Union during the Civil War. He even fought in battles like Middle Creek, Shiloh, and Chickamauga. He was in office for a couple of months, though he managed to get rid of corruption in the postal service and improve the state of the navy. He advocated for universal education systems and supported the civil rights movement as well. An assassination attempt in July 1881 led to numerous infections that cut his term and life short.

James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield

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