<P> Benjamin Harrison ( August 20 , 1833 -- March 13 , 1901 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893 . He was a grandson of the ninth president , William Henry Harrison , creating the only grandfather - grandson duo to have held the office . He was also the great - grandson of Benjamin Harrison V , a founding father . Before ascending to the presidency , Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney , Presbyterian church leader , and politician in Indianapolis , Indiana . During the American Civil War , he served in the Union Army as a colonel , and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1865 . Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876 . The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six - year term in the U.S. Senate , where he served from 1881 to 1887 . </P>
<P> Benjamin Harrison ( August 20 , 1833 -- March 13 , 1901 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893 . He was a grandson of the ninth president , William Henry Harrison , creating the only grandfather - grandson duo to have held the office . He was also the great - grandson of Benjamin Harrison V , a founding father . Before ascending to the presidency , Harrison established himself as a prominent local attorney , Presbyterian church leader , and politician in Indianapolis , Indiana . During the American Civil War , he served in the Union Army as a colonel , and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1865 . Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876 . The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six - year term in the U.S. Senate , where he served from 1881 to 1887 . </P>
who was the only us president whos grandfather was also president
who was the only us president whos grandfather was also president
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison