March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889
|
VICE
PRESIDENT
Thomas A. Hendricks* |
FIRST
LADY
Frances Folsom Cleveland |
 |
BIRTH NAME: Stephen Grover Cleveland |
*Died while in Office |
| BORN: March 18, 1837 |
|
| Caldwell, New Jersey |
|
CHILDREN: 2 Sons, 3 Daughters
Grover Cleveland also
acknowledged fatherhood of an illegitimate son. |
| MILITARY SERVICE: Avoided Civil War
Service by hiring a substitute. |
| PROFESSION: Attorney |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic |
| HOME STATE: New York |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: Mayor of Buffalo,
NY, New York Governor |
| MARRIAGE: His marriage to 21-year
old Frances Folsom a year after taking office made his White House wedding the first by
any President. |
| NICKNAME: "His Obstinancy" |
| DIED: June 24, 1908 (Age - 71)
- BURIED: Princeton, New Jersey |
| "Tell
the truth." To his campaign aides
when rumors of his illegitimate son surfaced and threatened his election.
"My God, what is there in this office (Presidency)
that any man should ever want to get into it!" President Grover Cleveland |
