Grover Cleveland originally named Stephen Grover Cleveland after Rev. Stephen Grover

Born: March 18, 1837(1837-03-18) Caldwell, New Jersey
Died: June 24, 1908 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey
Father: Richard Falley Cleveland
Mother: Anne Neal Cleveland
Spouse: Frances Folsom (1864-1947), on June 2, 1886
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer
Religion: Presbyterian
Took office: March 4, 1893
Left office: March 4, 1897
Party: Democratic
Presidential Salary: $50,000/year
Vice President: Adlai E. Stevenson
Preceded by: Benjamin Harrison
Succeeded by: William McKinley

Other Government Positions

• Sheriff of Erie County, NY, 1870-73
• Mayor of Buffalo, NY, 1882
• Governor of New York, 1883-85

Notable Events

• 1886
  Dedication of the Statue of Liberty
• Presidential Succession Act
• Geronimo surrendered, ending Apache wars of New Mexico and Arizona
• 1887
  Interstate Commerce Act
• Anti-Polygamy Act
• Dawes Severalty Act
• Tenure of Office Act repealed
• 1888
  New Chinese Exclusion Act
• 1893
  Panic of 1893
• Pullman Strike
• Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 repealed
• 1895
  Controversy with Great Britain over Venezuela

Presidential Nicknames

• The Hangman of Buffalo: As Sheriff of Buffalo, New York, he had personally hanged two men when the public executioner was not available
• His Obstinacy or The Veto President: He vetoed more bills than any other president
• Uncle Jumbo
• Grover the Good
• The Beast of Buffalo: Because of false rumors that he was a wife-beater, spread by political opponents during the 1888 election
• The Pretender
• The Stuffed Prophet and The Elephantine Economist: Given to him by hostile newspapers during the 1892 presidential election, by which time his weight had gone up to 250 pounds
• The Perpetual Candidate: Because he ran in three successive presidential elections

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