Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and also the 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and then from 1893 to 1897. He was the only president to serve two terms non-consecutively. Cleveland was also the first Democrat elected as president after the Civil War.[2]
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| 22nd and 24th President of the United States | |||||||||
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 | |||||||||
| Vice President | Adlai Stevenson I | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Benjamin Harrison | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | William McKinley | ||||||||
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889 | |||||||||
| Vice President | Thomas A. Hendricks (1885) None (1885–1889)[a] | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Chester A. Arthur | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Harrison | ||||||||
| 28th Governor of New York | |||||||||
| In office January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885 | |||||||||
| Lieutenant | David B. Hill | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Alonzo B. Cornell | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | David B. Hill | ||||||||
| 34th Mayor of Buffalo | |||||||||
| In office January 2, 1882 – November 20, 1882 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexander Brush | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Marcus M. Drake | ||||||||
| 17th Sheriff of Erie County, New York | |||||||||
| In office January 1, 1871 – December 31, 1873[1] | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Charles Darcy | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | John B. Weber | ||||||||
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| Born | Stephen Grover Cleveland March 18, 1837 Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | June 24, 1908 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Resting place | Princeton Cemetery, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Frances Folsom (m. 1886) | ||||||||
| Children | 6, including Ruth ("Baby"), Esther, Richard | ||||||||
| Parents | Richard Falley Cleveland Ann Neal | ||||||||
| Relatives | Rose Cleveland (sister) Philippa Foot (granddaughter) | ||||||||
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He was known for his honesty, integrity, and having a firm stance against corruption. He believed in small government (he wanted the government to tax less and spend less and was conservative). He used the presidential veto power over 500 times, far more than most other presidents, to reject bills he disagreed with. He did not want the United States to get its military involved in Latin America.
Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland studied at New York Institute for the Blind. He was married to Frances Folsom, who was over 20 years younger. In fact, many people expected Cleveland to marry her mother Emma. He was the first president to marry in the White House. They had one child, Ruth Cleveland, during his presidency.
During his second term, he had an emergency surgery for jaw cancer on a boat in the middle of a river to avoid publicity. Cleveland died on June 24, 1908 from a heart attack in Princeton, New Jersey, aged 71.
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Caldwell Presbyterian Church Manse, Caldwell, NJ
An early, undated photograph of Grover Cleveland
A statue of Grover Cleveland outside City Hall in Buffalo, New York
Gubernatorial portrait of Grover Cleveland
An anti-Cleveland cartoon highlights the Halpin scandal.
The results of the 1884 election
Henry L. Dawes wrote the Dawes Act, which Cleveland signed into law.
Frances Folsom Cleveland c. 1886
Notes
- ↑ Vice President Hendricks died in office. As this was prior to the adoption of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in 1967, a vacancy in the office of Vice President was not filled until the next ensuing election and inauguration.
References
- ↑ Nelson, Julie (2003). American Presidents Year by Year. Routledge. p. 334. ISBN 9780765680464.
- ↑ "Grover Cleveland". White House.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
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