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May 3, 2021 · Grover Cleveland was the 22nd (1885-89) and 24th (1893-97) president of the United States, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. This guide compiles digital materials, external websites, and a selected print bibliography.
May 14, 2020 · Grover Cleveland grew up in New York. His father, Richard Falley Cleveland, was a Presbyterian minister who moved his family many times when he was transferred to new churches. He died when his son was only sixteen, leading Cleveland to leave school to help his family. He then moved to Buffalo, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859.
Grover Cleveland's presidency was personally gratifying for him due to the support and love of his family. He returned to the White House for his second term in 1893 with his beautiful young wife Frances and one-year old daughter Ruth. On September 9, 1893, the Cleveland's welcomed the arrival of a second daughter, Esther, the first child of a ...
May 29, 2018 · Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. He won election in 1884, lost in 1888, then won again in 1892. Grover Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837, one of nine children born to a Presbyterian minister and his wife.
Grover Cleveland: Impact and Legacy. Historians do not rank Grover Cleveland as a great President. Even as a party leader, the consensus is that he achieved mixed results at best. Cleveland did help to create a Solid South for the Democrats by encouraging former Confederates to believe they had a friend in the White House; his return of ...
By Henry F. Graff. Stephen Grover Cleveland fell into politics without really trying. In 1881, local businessmen asked Cleveland, then a young lawyer, to run for mayor of Buffalo, New York. He agreed and won the Democratic nomination and the election. As mayor, Cleveland exposed city corruption and earned such a reputation for honesty and hard ...
Grover Cleveland: Domestic Affairs. When Grover Cleveland became President in 1885, he was the first Democrat to occupy the White House since James Buchanan was elected just prior to the Civil War. For most of his first term, Cleveland was more concerned with preventing Congress from granting privileges to special interests than with pursuing ...
