Grover Cleveland- ToniAnn
Mrs. Larkin Period 6
Personal Life
- Born on March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey.
- Died on June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey.
- 5th child of a family of 4 brothers and 5 sisters
- Married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886
- He had 5 Children; Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard F. and Francis
Contributions To Society
- Repealed The Sherman Silver Act of 1890.
- Was a lawyer when he was young
- Was the mayor of Buffalo
- Worked in a school for the blind for a year
Legacy
- Cleveland will be remembered because of his part in the United Kingdom and Venezuela boundary dispute
- Cleveland vetoed the Dependent Pension Bill, which would have extended pension to all disabled veterans (disability related to military or not) this bill was later passed in 1890
Grover Cleveland
"People support the government but the government does not support the people" -Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
This is Cleveland's wife who was born on July 21, 1864 and later died on October 29, 1947.
Fun Facts About Cleveland
- His first name was Stephen not Grover, he dropped his first name when he was a boy
- First US President to server two non-consecutive terms
- He has the nicknames Big Steve and Uncle Jumbo because he weighed 250 pounds
MLA Format
"The Grover Cleveland Administrations." Presidential Administration Profiles for Students, edited by Kelle S. Sisung and Gerda-Ann Raffaelle, Gale, 2002. Research in Context, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=MSIC&sw=w&u=cran76793&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CBT2304200007&asid=21d10d536ed43380d9f20bd1ecc6af5a. Accessed 6 Nov. 2017.
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