#23 Benjamin Harrison

1889--1893

--Benjamin Harrison lost the popular vote to Grover Cleveland, but carried the Electoral College 233 to 168, probably due to fraudulent balloting in New York and Indiana.

--Harrison's inaugural address was delivered during a rainstorm, and during his speech outgoing president Grover Cleveland held an umbrella over Harrison's head.

--Benjamin Harrison's grandfather was the 9th president of the U.S., William Henry Harrison.

--Harrison was the first president to have his voice recorded and preserved. He also had electricity installed in the White House for the first time, though he and his wife were afraid to touch the light switches for fear of electrocution.

--After he lost his bid for re-election he married the niece of his then-deceased first wife, who was twenty-five years his junior.

--Harrison had a pet goat named His Whiskers. He really did.

--After he became president, Harrison grew his beard out longer to help protect his neck against harmful UV rays. He lost to Grover Cleveland (a modest mustache man) four years later, and hence became the last bearded president of the United States.