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22nd and 24th President of the United States

Years Served as President: 1885-1889 and 1893-1897

Vice President: Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Adlai Ewing Stevenson

Party: Democrat

Age at Inauguration: 47, 55

Home State: New Jersey

Date of Birth: March 18, 1837

Died: June 24, 1908

Married: Frances Folsom

Children: Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard, Frances

Nickname: The Beast of Buffalo, Uncle Jumbo

What is Grover Cleveland known for?

Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.

He was president from 1885-1889, then lost the following election.

He came back to win again in the election after that, serving four more years from 1893-1897.

Early Life

Stephen Grover Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837. He was the fifth of nine children to his parents Richard, a Presbyterian minister, and Anne.

The family moved to upstate New York, where Cleveland’s fat