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  1. Jun 27, 2023 · Born: 18 March 1837 Birthplace: Caldwell, New Jersey Died: 24 June 1908 (heart failure) Best Known As: The 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Grover Cleveland is the only U.S. president ever to serve two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland was a Democrat who had gained a reputation for efficiency and clean government during terms as ...

  2. It is thepolicy of neutrality, rejecting any share in foreign broils and ambitionsupon other continents and repelling their intrusion here. It is the policyof Monroe and of Washington and Jefferson-- "Peace, commerce, and honestfriendship with all nations; entangling alliance with none." A due regard for the interests and prosperity of all the ...

  3. Stephen Grover Cleveland fell into politics without really trying. In 1881, local businessmen asked Cleveland, then a young lawyer, to run for mayor of Buffalo, New York. He agreed and won the Democratic nomination and the election. As mayor, Cleveland exposed city corruption and earned such a reputation for honesty and hard work that he won ...

  4. Sep 23, 2021 · Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons. Although the US was enjoying prosperity and was not involved in any military conflict, Grover Cleveland was defeated for re-election in 1888. Cleveland achieved a narrow 90,000 popular vote victory, he lost critical states in the electoral college, including his home state of New York.

  5. The repeal of the Silver Purchase Act on 30 October 1893 marked as fateful a turning point in Cleveland's career as his election as mayor of Buffalo. What he saw as a stand for principle and a do-or-die defense of sound economic policy, others considered stubbornness and arrogance. One Arkansas Democrat called him a "360-pound tool of plutocracy."

  6. Grover Cleveland, a man who three years prior was a no-name lawyer in Buffalo, New York, ran for president in 1884 and won. He then lost in 1888, only to get his job back again in 1892.

  7. Stephen Grover Cleveland ( Jawi: ‏ستيفن ݢروۏر کليۏلين‌د‎ ‎; 18 Mac 1837 – 24 Jun 1908) ialah Presiden Amerika Syarikat yang ke-22 (1885–1889) dan ke-24 (1893–1897). Ia adalah satu-satunya presiden yang memegang jawatan dua kali secara tak berturutan. Ia juga merupakan satu-satunya Demokrat yang terpilih sebagai ...