Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and governor in New York state, winning fame as an anti-corruption crusader. Cleveland is the only president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive presidential terms.[b]He won the popular vote in three presidential elections—1884, 1888, and 1892. Benjamin Harrison won the electoral collegevote, and thus the presidency, in 1888. Cleveland was one of two Democrats elected president (followed by Woodrow Wilson in 1912) in an era when Republicans dominated the presidency between 1861 and 1933.
Grover Cleveland
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22nd & 24th President of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
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Vice President | Adlai Stevenson |