"term, public perception showed him to be one of the most unpopular U.S. presidents, and he was by then rejected even by most Democrats. Today, Cleveland is considered by most historians to have been a successful leader, generally ranked among the upper-mid tier of American presidents. Stephen Grover Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837, in Caldwell, New Jersey, to Ann (née Neal) and Richard Falley Cleveland. Cleveland's father was a Congregational and Presbyterian minister who was originally from Connecticut. His mother was from Baltimore and was the daughter of a bookseller. On his father's side, Cleveland was descended from"
"in Buffalo, New York. Cleveland Hall houses the offices of the college president, vice presidents, and other administrative functions and student services. Cleveland was a member of the first board of directors of the then Buffalo Normal School. Grover Cleveland Middle School in his birthplace, Caldwell, New Jersey, was named for him, as is Grover Cleveland High School in Buffalo, New York, and the town of Cleveland, Mississippi. Mount Cleveland, a volcano in Alaska, is also named after him. In 1895 he became the first U.S. President who was filmed. The first U.S. postage stamp to honor Cleveland appeared in"
"Francis Cleveland Francis Grover Cleveland (c. 1903 - November 8, 1995) was an American stage actor, director and producer. He was the co-founder of the Barnstormers Theatre, a theatre company in Tamworth, New Hampshire. His parents were President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom. Cleveland was born circa 1903 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. His father, Grover Cleveland, was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States; his mother, Frances Folsom, was First Lady. He had a brother, Richard, and three sisters, including Ruth and Esther Cleveland was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Harvard University."
"While living at North Caldwell, New Jersey Schumann-Heink became interested in efforts to honor President Grover Cleveland. The future president was born in 1837 in nearby Caldwell, New Jersey, where his father, Rev. Richard Cleveland was minister of the First Presbyterian Church. On 10 September 1912, Schumann-Heink performed a benefit concert at the church to raise money to purchase the adjacent Presbyterian Manse, Cleveland's birthplace. In 1913, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association (GCBMA) purchased the Manse and opened it to the public as a museum. Mme. Schumann-Heink became the first lifetime member of the GCBMA. During World War I,"
"and 24th President of the United States, and the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms, was born in Caldwell on March 18, 1837. His father, Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland, was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The Grover Cleveland birthplace—the church's former rectory—is now a museum and is open to the public. Though today the Caldwell area is considered to be a suburb of both Newark and New York City, the area originally developed as its own individual, self-contained community and economy rather than as urban sprawl from a larger city. When it was formed, a few miles of"
"predeceased by his wife in 1992. Cleveland died on November 8, 1995 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at age 92. Francis Cleveland Francis Grover Cleveland (c. 1903 - November 8, 1995) was an American stage actor, director and producer. He was the co-founder of the Barnstormers Theatre, a theatre company in Tamworth, New Hampshire. His parents were President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom. Cleveland was born circa 1903 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. His father, Grover Cleveland, was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States; his mother, Frances Folsom, was First Lady. He had a brother, Richard, and"
"Richard Falley Cleveland Richard Falley Cleveland (June 19, 1804 – October 1, 1853) was an American Congregational and Presbyterian minister. A graduate of Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he spent most of his life as a parish priest, outside of a brief period as a district secretary for the American Home Missionary Society. He is best known as the father of Grover Cleveland, who was twice President of the United States. Cleveland was born into an old-stock American family in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of Margaret (née Falley) and William Cleveland (a watchmaker by profession). His maternal grandfather, Richard"
"Esther Cleveland Esther Cleveland (September 9, 1893 – June 25, 1980) was the second child of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and his wife Frances Folsom Cleveland. She was born on September 9, 1893 in the White House. She was the only child of a President to be born there. In April, 1896, she contracted measles when it spread through the White House, leading to a quarantine. Five years later, she contracted diphtheria. She made her debut in 1912 and was rumored to be engaged to Randolph D. West shortly after (which was denied by"
"G. C. Brewer Grover Cleveland Brewer (1884–1956) was among the most famous 20th-century leaders in the Churches of Christ. He was said to be ""among the giants of the brotherhood"" (Woods 246). ""G. C."" Brewer was named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland. Brewer is generally known by his initials. He was born in Giles County, Tennessee; he died in Searcy, Arkansas, on June 9, 1956. He was an author, preacher, and teacher, serving on the faculty of Lipscomb University (then known as David Lipscomb College). His persuasive rhetoric and passionate oratory have been noted along with his uncanny ability to"
"Richard F. Cleveland Richard Folsom ""Dick"" Cleveland (October 28, 1897 – January 10, 1974) was an American lawyer and civic leader who spent his career with the law firm of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes. He was the son of President Grover Cleveland. Whittaker Chambers considered him critical to successful outcome of the Hiss Case. Cleveland was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and Frances Folsom. He was born nearly eight months after the end of his father's second term, and was named for his grandfather, Richard"
"Ruth Cleveland Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904), popularly known as Baby Ruth, was the eldest of five children born to United States President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland. Her birth between Cleveland's two terms of office caused a national sensation. Interest in her continued even after her father's second presidential term was over. A sickly child, Ruth Cleveland contracted diphtheria on January 2, 1904. Doctors thought her case was mild, but she died five days after being diagnosed. She is buried in Princeton Cemetery. The Curtiss Candy Company asserted that the ""Baby Ruth"" candy"
"births in the United States between November 1883 and November 1884 (the month when Cleveland won his first presidential election), and spiked again after he won the 1892 election. The name later declined in popularity, and was last one of the top one thousand names in the United States in the 1970s. One notable modern usage is for Grover the Muppet on the television show ""Sesame Street"". Grover (given name) Grover is a masculine given name. Grover first became popular as a given name in the United States during the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, in part of a long-standing American"
"Aaron Cleveland Aaron Cleveland (29 October 1715 – 17 August 1757 Philadelphia) was a clergyman. He established the first Presbyterian church in Canada. He was a great great grandfather of United States President Grover Cleveland. His father was also named Aaron Cleveland. At the time of the Aaron's birth his father was making a modest living as a publican in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Aaron was born, and also working in construction. His father would later become a militia captain and a man of some wealth. The son graduated from Harvard in 1735. He was a man of great physical strength"
"First inauguration of Grover Cleveland The first inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 22nd President of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1885, at the eastern portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of Grover Cleveland as President and the only term of Thomas A. Hendricks as Vice President. Hendricks died days into this term, and the office remained vacant for the balance of it. (Prior to ratification of the Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967, no constitutional provision existed for filling an intra-term vacancy in the"
"Rose Cleveland Rose Elizabeth Cleveland (June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918), was acting First Lady of the United States from 1885 to 1886, during the first of her brother, President Grover Cleveland's two administrations. The president was a bachelor until he married Francis Folsom on June 2, 1886, fourteen months into his first term. Rose Elizabeth Cleveland was born in Fayetteville, New York, on June 14, 1846. Known to her family as ""Libby"", Rose was the youngest of nine children born to Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal Cleveland. In September 1853, the family moved to Holland Patent, New"
"eight greatest president in U.S. history, but his standing in polls of historians and political scientists has declined since 1948. A 2018 poll of the American Political Science Association's Presidents and Executive Politics section ranked Cleveland as the 24th best president. A 2017 C-Span poll of historians ranked Cleveland as the 23rd best president. Official Letters and Speeches Media coverage Other Presidencies of Grover Cleveland The presidencies of Grover Cleveland lasted from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889, and from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897. The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland is the"
"vice presidency.) Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administered the presidential oath of office, and Cleveland held a Bible given to him at age 15 by his mother as he recited it. Cleveland's second inauguration took place eight years after the first, as his two terms in office were not consecutive. He is the only U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms. First inauguration of Grover Cleveland The first inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 22nd President of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1885, at the eastern portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The inauguration"
"Grover, Wyoming Grover is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 147 at the 2010 census. The first settlement at Grover was made in 1885. A post office called Grover has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Grover is located at (42.793051, -110.931862). It located in Star Valley, a grassland valley surrounded by forested mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²), all of it land. As of"
"“Cleaveland.” As noted above, in 1739 Aaron Cleveland married Susannah Porter, who in addition to being the daughter of Aaron Porter was the granddaughter of Major Sewall of Salem, Massachusetts. Among their descendants were: Aaron Cleveland Aaron Cleveland (29 October 1715 – 17 August 1757 Philadelphia) was a clergyman. He established the first Presbyterian church in Canada. He was a great great grandfather of United States President Grover Cleveland. His father was also named Aaron Cleveland. At the time of the Aaron's birth his father was making a modest living as a publican in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Aaron was born,"
"Grover Cleveland 1888 presidential campaign President of the United States Grover Cleveland's first term (1885-1889) was most notable ""for its record number of vetoes (414), more than double the number issued by all his predecessors combined."" During Cleveland's first term, controlling Congressional and wasteful spending was an important priority for him and his administration. Cleveland's vetoes (and other moves, such as issuing ""an executive order [which was later rescinded] directing the return of captured Confederate battle standards to their home states"") angered the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a powerful organization advocating for Union veterans. In his State of"
"was given his middle name to honor U.S. President Grover Cleveland. Brooks graduated in 1908 from the University of Georgia at Athens, where he was active in athletic and fraternal activities. He had planned to study medicine but instead moved west for health reasons and sold real estate in Pauls Valley in Garvin County in southern Oklahoma. Thereafter, he was a cotton broker in Shreveport in far northwestern Louisiana. In 1918, Brooks came to Tensas Parish, where two years later, he purchased the Botany Bay Plantation on Lake Bruin near the parish seat of government of St. Joseph. In the"
"The Way of Salvation .) “Relationship of Christian Education to the Church.” Harding University Lectures. Vol. 24. 1947. pg. 95. G. C. Brewer Grover Cleveland Brewer (1884–1956) was among the most famous 20th-century leaders in the Churches of Christ. He was said to be ""among the giants of the brotherhood"" (Woods 246). ""G. C."" Brewer was named for U.S. President Grover Cleveland. Brewer is generally known by his initials. He was born in Giles County, Tennessee; he died in Searcy, Arkansas, on June 9, 1956. He was an author, preacher, and teacher, serving on the faculty of Lipscomb University (then"
"Grover Cleveland High School (Buffalo, New York) Grover Cleveland High School was a high school located in Buffalo, New York. It is named for former U.S. President and Buffalo mayor Grover Cleveland and generally housed students from Grades 9 - 12, teaching according to the Board of Regents. Currently, the school building houses The International Preparatory School. Grover Cleveland High School was originally constructed in 1913 as the home to Buffalo State College, then known as Buffalo Teacher's School. In 1931, Grover Cleveland High School was formed as a school serving the Lower West Side of Buffalo. The building was"
"in a couple of years and challenge Harrison again for the U.S. Presidency in 1892. Grover Cleveland 1888 presidential campaign President of the United States Grover Cleveland's first term (1885-1889) was most notable ""for its record number of vetoes (414), more than double the number issued by all his predecessors combined."" During Cleveland's first term, controlling Congressional and wasteful spending was an important priority for him and his administration. Cleveland's vetoes (and other moves, such as issuing ""an executive order [which was later rescinded] directing the return of captured Confederate battle standards to their home states"") angered the Grand Army"
"the time. He became known as Grover in his adult life. In 1841, the Cleveland family moved to Fayetteville, New York, where Grover spent much of his childhood. Neighbors later described him as ""full of fun and inclined to play pranks,"" and fond of outdoor sports. In 1850, Cleveland's father moved to Clinton, Oneida County, New York, to work as district secretary for the American Home Missionary Society. Despite his father's dedication to his missionary work, the income was insufficient for the large family. Financial conditions forced him to remove Grover from school into a two-year mercantile apprenticeship in Fayetteville."
"per capita income for the village was $21,761. About 1.8% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over. Cleveland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Cleveland is a village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,485 at the 2010 census. The village was named after President Grover Cleveland. The villages was formed in 1958 out of three previous entities. The main campus for Lakeshore Technical College is located in the village, while public school students are a part of the Sheboygan"
"her relatives). On March 14, 1918, at Westminster Abbey, she married Captain William Sidney Bence Bosanquet of the Coldstream Guards of the British Army. He was the son of Sir Frederick Albert Bosanquet, the Common Serjeant of London. Her husband (born 1893) died on 5 March 1966. Her daughter was the British philosopher Philippa Foot. Esther Cleveland Bosanquet died in Tamworth, New Hampshire in 1980 at age 86. Esther Cleveland Esther Cleveland (September 9, 1893 – June 25, 1980) was the second child of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and his wife Frances Folsom Cleveland."
"fork of the Little Kanawha River. Thirty years later in 1883, the post office was dubbed ""Point"" simply because a shorter name was preferred for postal purposes. Point, however, was short-lived, as two years later, in 1885; the post office name was changed to Cleveland, in honor of Grover Cleveland, who was just beginning his first term as President of the United States. Cleveland, West Virginia Cleveland is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Cleveland is located north of Webster Springs on West Virginia Route 20, along the Right Fork Little Kanawha River. Cleveland has a"
"25 families joined them. Firm roots began to take hold, and gradually with hard work and persistence, Cleveland began to grow. These families were typically pioneers. Cleveland was named after Grover Cleveland, President of the United States in the 1880s. The ""old timers"" claim that farms within the boundaries of Cleveland require less water than other farms in Emery County and had the most productive ground. Many of the founding fathers came to Cleveland because of good reports of plentiful grass and good homesteading. The reason that Cleveland was not settled sooner was the lack of a sufficient water source"
"Presidencies of Grover Cleveland The presidencies of Grover Cleveland lasted from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889, and from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897. The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland is the only President of the United States to leave office after one term and later return for a second term. His presidencies were the nation's 22nd and 24th. Cleveland defeated James G. Blaine of Maine in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison of Indiana in 1888, and then defeated President Harrison in 1892. Cleveland won the 1884 election with the support of a"
"meeting President Grover Cleveland. Elias Polk was born into slavery in 1806 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His first owner, Samuel Polk, was a surveyor. Polk was given to James K. Polk by his father as a gift on his wedding to Sarah Childress in 1824, and he worked as a ""body servant"" and ""coachman"" in Columbia, Tennessee. After Polk was elected as the President of the United States in 1845, Polk and his other slaves joined him in the White House, where he lived and worked. However, he was sent to work for James H. Thomas from 1846 to"
"Cleveland, Missouri Cleveland is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 661 at the 2010 census. Cleveland was originally called Maxwell, and under the latter name was platted in 1891 by Thomas T. Maxwell. The present name is after President Grover Cleveland. A post office called Cleveland has been in operation since 1891. Cleveland is located at (38.675829, -94.595229). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 661 people, 250 households, and 196 families"
"Lewis F. Allen Lewis Falley Allen (1800 – May 2, 1890) was an American farmer, businessman, politician and prominent Buffalonian. Allen was the uncle of President Grover Cleveland and is credited with introducing Cleveland to the practice of law and politics, therefore paving the way for his eventual presidency. Lewis Falley Allen was born on January 1, 1800 in Westfield, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Allen (1777-1855) and Ruth Falley (1776-1826). His grandfather was Captain Richard Falley (1740-1808), partially of French Huguenot descent, who was an American soldier who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, built a musket armory"