History & Society
Grover Cleveland
president of United States
Also known as: Stephen Grover Cleveland
Category:
History & Society
- In full:
- Stephen Grover Cleveland
- Born:
- March 18, 1837, Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.
- Died:
- June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey (aged 71)
- Political Affiliation:
- Democratic Party
- Awards And Honors:
- Hall of Fame (1935)
Grover Cleveland (born March 18, 1837, Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.—died June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885–89 and 1893–97) and the only president ever to serve two discontinuous terms. Cleveland distinguished himself as one of the few truly honest and principled politicians of the Gilded Age. His view of the president’s function as primarily to block legislative excesses made him quite popular during his first term, but that view cost him public support during his second term when he steadfastly denied a positive role for government in dealing with the ...(100 of 1661 words)