Grover Cleveland Interesting Facts - 22nd President of USA

The twenty-second president of the United States of America Grover Cleveland interesting facts. He was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18, 1837.

Grover Cleveland ChildHood

His parents were Ann Neal Cleveland, the daughter of a bookseller, and Richard Falley Cleveland, a Presbyterian minister. He was the fifth child born and had four brothers and four sisters. In order to honor the first pastor of the church that his father was pastor of, he was named Stephen.

However, he never used this name in his life as an adult. In 1841, the family moved to Fayetteville, New York, and this is where Grover spent the majority of his childhood. In 1850, the family relocated to Clinton, Oneida, County, New York, and in 1853 to Holland Patent, New York. Unfortunately, Cleveland's father died not long after the family moved to Holland.

Grover Cleveland Education

His education began at grammar school where he attended Fayetteville Academy. After his family moved to Clinton, he was enrolled at the Clinton Liberal Academy. When his father passed away, he had to leave school in order to help support his family.

Grover Cleveland Career

Cleveland became an assistant teacher at the New York Institute for the Blind located in New York City. He came back to Holland Patent at the conclusion of 1854. Eventually, Grover Cleveland took a clerkship with a law firm and in 1859, he became a member of the bar.

Grover Cleveland Marriage

When Cleveland became President, he was unmarried, but in 1885, a daughter of his friend visited him at the White House, and her name was Frances Folsom. Soon they were engaged to be married, and they married on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room in at the White House, making him the second president to get married while president.

He was the only president to have a wedding inside the White House. She was only twenty-one years old when they were married, making her the youngest First Lady in American history. Together they had five children: Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard, and Francis Grover.

President Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and also the 24th President of the United States of America. He has the distinction of being the only president to serve two terms that were non-consecutive. This means that he is the only one to be counted two times when the presidents were numbered.

He won the popular vote for president of the United States on three occasions but was only elected to the office once. Also, he was the only member of the Democratic Party to be elected as president in the time when Republicans were dominating from 1860 until 1912.

Grover Cleveland has been complimented for his qualities of independence, honesty, integrity, and his commitment to classical liberalism. During his presidency, he was opposed to taxes, imperialism, subsidies, and policies of inflation. He also worked actively against bossism and patronage.

Grover Cleveland Controversy

His presidency was not without controversy. Some examples included the Pullman Strike of 1894, his support of the gold standard, and his opposition to free silver. Most historians would say that he had more trouble in his second term due to strikes and depressions. Despite this, he is generally remembered for his positive traits.

At the conclusion of his second term, many Democrats wanted Cleveland to run for a third term, but he chose not to. Once he left the White House, he moved to his estate, Westland Mansion, located in Princeton, New Jersey. In the fall of 1907, he became seriously ill. He had a heart attack and died.

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NICKNAME
Uncle Jumbo

BIRTH
Grover Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837
in Caldwell, New Jersey

MOTHER
Ann Neal

FATHER
Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland

SISTERS
Anna Neal, Mary Allen, Margaret Louise, Susan Sophia, and Rose

BROTHERS
William Neal, Richard Cecil, and Lewis Frederick

MARRIAGE
Frances Folsom June 2, 1886, at the White House

CHILDREN
Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard Folsom, and Francis Grover

EDUCATION
Public schools, no higher education

RELIGION
Presbyterian

PRE-PRESIDENCY PROFESSION
Lawyer

MILITARY SERVICE
None

POLITICAL LIFE

Sheriff of Erie County, New York (1871-1873)
Mayor of Buffalo, New York 1882
Governor of New York (1883-1885)
22nd and 24th US President (Two Separate one term Administrations)

POLITICAL PARTY
Democrat

INAUGURATION
1st Administration: March 4, 1885, at the age of 47
2nd Administration: March 4, 1893, at the age of 55
Grover Cleveland - First and Second Term Inaugural Address

Grover Cleveland Administration
PRESIDENCY

Two non-consecutive Terms
22nd Presidency (March 4, 1885-March 4, 1889)
24th Presidency ( March 4, 1893-March 4, 1897)

VICE PRESIDENT

First Term
Thomas A. Hendricks (1885-1889)

Second Term
Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1893-1897)

FIRST LADY
Frances Cleveland (1886-1889) and (1892-1897)
Facts about Frances Cleveland
Biography of Frances Cleveland

SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS

First Term
Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1888)
Melville W. fuller (1888)

Second Term
Edward D. White (1894)
Rufus W. Peckham (1896)

STATES ADMITTED TO UNION
Utah (1896)

Grover Cleveland Cabinet (First Term)
SECRETARY OF STATE
Thomas F. Bayard (1885-1889)

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Daniel Manning (1885-1887)
Charles S. Fairchild (1887-1989)

SECRETARY OF WAR
William C. Endicott (1885-1889)

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Augustus H. Garland (1885-1889)

POSTMASTER GENERAL
William F. Vilas (1885-1888)
Donald M. Dickinson (1888-1889)

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
William C. Whitney (1885-1889)

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Lucius Q.C. Lamar (1885-1888)
William F. Vilas (1888-1889)

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Norman J. Colman, First to serve in this new cabinet post
(1889, February-March)

Grover Cleveland Cabinet (Second Term)

SECRETARY OF STATE
Walter Q. Gresham (1893-1895), Died in office
Richard Olney (1895-1897)

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
John G. Carlisle (1893-1897)

SECRETARY OF WAR
Daniel S. Lamont (1893-1897)

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Richard Olney (1893-1895)

POSTMASTER GENERAL
Wilson S. Bissell (1893-1895)
William L. Wilson (1895-1897)

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Hilary A. Herbert (1893-1897)

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Hoke Smith (1893-1896)
David R. Francis (1896-1897)

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
J. Sterling Morton (1893-1897)

Post Presidency

POST PRESIDENCY LIFE
Princeton University Trustee

DEATH
June 24, 1908, in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 71

BURIAL PLACE
Princeton, New Jersey

LANDMARKS
Caldwell, N.J. (birthplace)
Westland (home) and Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.