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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Industrial Age Figures in Americas
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Benjamin Harrison
1833–1901United States
He won the presidency with fewer votes than his opponent, served a single quiet term, then lost to the same man four years later.
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Bonar Law
1858–1923Canada
He spent years as the hard-edged organiser behind Conservative revival, then finally reached Downing Street only to be driven out almost at once by terminal illness.
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