Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
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)
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
Preceded by	Charles Darcy
Succeeded by	John B. Weber
Personal details
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)
Profession	Politician; lawyer;
Signature
	Grover Cleveland's voice

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 first president to serve two terms non-consecutively. Cleveland was also the first Democrat elected as president after the Civil War.^[2]

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.

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.

Other websites

Grover Cleveland's White House biography

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[1] 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.

[2] Nelson, Julie (2003). American Presidents Year by Year. Routledge. p. 334. ISBN 9780765680464.

[3] "Grover Cleveland". White House.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

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