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Ben Harrison: “He was a patriotic citizen, a lover of the flag and of our free institutions, an industrious and conscientious civil…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 1893
He was a patriotic citizen, a lover of the flag and of our free institutions, an industrious and conscientious civil officer, a soldier of dauntless courage, a loyal comrade and friend, a sympathetic and helpful neighbor, and the honored head of a happy Christian home.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Executive Order—Death of Rutherford B. Hayes

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