This man lost a governor's race to Jimmy "Blue Jeans" Williams partially because his "kid" gloves, which he wore to prevent skin infection, made him appear aristocratic. One event that occurred during his presidency was preceded by the Itata Incident and saw two American sailors stabbed to death in Valparaíso, and this man's election to office was aided by the Murchison Letter scandal. In addition to the (*) Baltimore Crisis, which was handled by his Secretary of State James G. Blaine, this man's presidency saw the passage of a measure that stipulated the buying of 4.5 million ounces of a cert
This man lost a governor's race to Jimmy "Blue Jeans" Williams partially because his "kid" gloves, which he wore to prevent skin infection, made him appear aristocratic. One event that occurred during his presidency was preceded by the Itata Incident and saw two American sailors stabbed to death in Valparaíso, and this man's election to office was aided by the Murchison Letter scandal. In addition to the (*) Baltimore Crisis, which was handled by his Secretary of State James G. Blaine, this man's presidency saw the passage of a measure that stipulated the buying of 4.5 million ounces of a certain metal each month; that bill, the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, was passed by the so-called Billion Dollar Congress along with the McKinley Tariff. For 10 points, name this Republican President of the United States who served between the non-consecutive terms of a Democratic rival.
This man lost a governor's race to Jimmy "Blue Jeans" Williams partially because his "kid" gloves, which he wore to prevent skin infection, made him appear aristocratic.
Benjamin Harrison [prompt on "Harrison"]