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- Born March 18, 1837 - Died June 24, 1908
- 22nd President from 1885 to 1889
- 24th President from 1893 to 1897
- Only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
- 6th out of thirteen Presidents to be a Democrat
- First Democrat elected after the Civil War.
- 6th out of ten Presbyterian Presidents
- Mayor of Buffalo
- Governor of New York
- Lawyer
- Married to Frances Folsom Cleveland
- Only President married in the White House.
- Baby Ruth candy bar was named after his daughter Ruth Cleveland.
- Elected 1885 with the help of Mugwumps.
- Did not appoint positions just based on political party.
- Signed the act that resulted in the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- Wanted the United States to be non-interventionist.
- Backed the gold standard.
- Used federal troops to enforce an injunction against a railroad strike.
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