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Grover Cleveland - Essay

Grover Cleveland

, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the
United States, was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18, 1837. He was the
first Democratic President who served two terms that did not directly follow
each other. He also was the first President who was elected after the Civil War.

Grover Cleveland was born the son of a country minister whose name was
Richard Falley Cleveland. His mothers name was Ann Neal Cleveland, the daughter
of a publisher. Grover Cleveland was the fifth child in a family of four
brothers and five sisters.

Grover Cleveland's family let a hard life, having little money and
moving around alot. After Grover Cleveland's father died, he had to ...

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got married in 1886 to Frances Folsom. He was the
first President to get married in the White House. Reporters pried into every
detail of Grover Cleveland's life which he called "colossal impertinence".
Grover Cleveland had five children. Esther, his second daughter, was the first
and only child of a President to ever be born in the White House.

In 1884, Grover Cleveland's supporters suggested that he run for
President of the United States. His motto was "a public office is a public
trust". He was elected as the twenty-second President from 1885 until 1889. He
served for four years and then barely lost the next election to Benjamin
Harrison, even though he had the majority of the popular vote. In 1892, he was
persuaded to seek office again and he returned to Washington as the twenty-
fourth President in 1893 for four more years.

This President, called "Uncle Jumbo" by his relatives, was a hard-
working President. He liked to do much of the work himself instead of ...

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