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Benjamin Harrison was in office in 1891 when the White House was first wired for electricity. President Harrison, however, did not welcome the new invention with open arms. It has been reported that even though his wife had requested the electricity, they were afraid of being shocked by the light switches on the wall, so they continued to use the old gaslights. They were both reportedly afraid to touch the wall switches so somebody else had to turn the lights on and off for them.
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∙ 11y agoLights were put in while Benjamin Harrison was president in 1891. It is reported that he or his wife and maybe both of them were afraid they would get a shock if they touched the light switches to turn them off and on.
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∙ 12y agoBenjamin Harrison was the president when the White House got electricity.
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∙ 9y agoBenjamin Harrison was the President when electricity was put into the White House in 1891. He was afraid to touch the switches. Somebody else had to turn out the lights.
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∙ 13y agoYes the Harrison's were the first family to live in the White house with electricity in it. They were also scared to touch the light switches.
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∙ 12y agoThe first President to have electricity in the White House was President Benjamin Harrison. [1889 - 1893]
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