The Presidents of the USA

Fast Facts

Grover Cleveland

1893-1897

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Stephen Grover Cleveland

birthplace

Caldwell, NJ

birthday

March 18

Life

1837-1908

age

OFC:56 , d. 71

party

Democratic

presidency highlights

Panic of 1893 & depression — Pullman strike

nickname:

Veto President, Big Steve

vice-president:

Adlai Stevenson

previous office

22nd President of USA

key background fact:

The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms

occupation

Sheriff, Lawyer, Teacher

military service

none (paid 150$ for a substitute)

children

5: 2 boys 3 girls

wife:

Frances Folsom (1886)

height

5' 11'' / 1.80 m

higher education

None

religion

Presbyterian

quote

"I have tried so hard to do right."

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actions & events

1893 Pullman strike.

economy

1893 Panic of 1893 and depression.
1893 Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 repealed

foreign affairs

1895 Controversy with Britain over Venezuela.
1895 Refuses war on Spain because of Cuba.
Hawaii revolts, but Cleveland refuses to annex

military activity

unique facts

The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
His daughter Esther is the only child born in the White House

interesting

He answered the White House phone, personally.
In dealing with Congress and state governors, he was the strongest President since Abraham Lincoln.

military activity

Legacy

His reforms made him an icon for conservatives but his efforts to stem economic depression were not successful, and the conservative means he used to settle internal industrial conflicts were unpopular.

Pullman strike