Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) Also known as: Cleveland, Stephen Grover

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The Chicago Settlements and Social Unrest, May 2, 1908

The Progressive Party and the Needs of Children, August-September, 1912

Women at Work for Democratic Victory, August 7, 1912

The Degeneration of A Great Personality, August 12, 1912

The Children of the Nation, September 1912

Jane Addams Sees Progressives as Children's Hope, September 25, 1912

Informal Address On The Life and Character Of Miss Jane Addams, May 19, 1925

Charles Edward Merriam, Jr. to Jane Addams, December 16, 1925

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Birth Date

1837-03-18

Death Date

1908-06-24

Birthplace

Caldwell, NJ

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Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. Cleveland studied at the Fayetteville Academy and the Clinton Liberal Academy. After the death of his father, he became an assistant teacher at the New York Institute for the Blind and later a clerk at a Buffalo law firm. In 1859 he was admitted to the New York Bar, and in 1862 he started his own practice. In 1863, Cleveland was appointed assistant district attorney of Erie County, becoming Sheriff of Erie County in 1870. In 1882 he became Mayor of Buffalo, and in 1883 he became Governor of New York. In the 1884 presidential election, Cleveland was nominated as the Democratic candidate, and after winning the election he served from 1885 to 1889. He lost the 1888 election, but ran again in 1892, winning and serving the second term from 1893 to 1897. As president, Cleveland was known for his fiscal conservatism and advocation against political corruption, patronage, and bossism. In 1894 he was criticized by labor unions for intervening in the Pullman Strike and received criticism for supporting the gold standard and opposing Free Silver.

Cleveland married Frances Folsom in 1886. They had five children together. Cleveland died in 1908.