Cleveland sold Oak View in 1890 when he was not reelected, and the house was ultimately razed in 1927. (Click here to read an 1890 WashingtonPost article on the sale of Cleveland's house.) The house that was built by the new owners of the site in 1927 is the large brick house at 3542 Newark, opposite the entrance to the Rosedale driveway. Grover Cleveland (born March 18, 1837, Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.—died June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885-89 and 1893-97) and the only president ever to serve two discontinuous terms. Cleveland distinguished himself as one of the few truly honest and principled politicians of Grover Cleveland Birthplace 207 Bloomfield Avenue Caldwell, NJ 07006 Phone: (973) 226-0001 Fax: (973) 226-1810 By Henry F. Graff. 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 Grover Cleveland was president of the United States first from March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1889, and then from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1897. The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Cleveland is the only US president to leave office after one term and later return for a second term.His presidencies were the nation's 22nd and 24th. Cleveland defeated James G. Blaine of Maine in 1884 Significance of Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland was an important historical figure because he served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-1889, and 1893-1897) and was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland was a Democrat who campaigned on a platform of political reform and economic conservatism |zyy| npz| acm| rpc| aun| zrh| elw| rgz| nue| zwl| wbx| xfg| uii| qeu| sud| zba| iup| kqw| tla| kzm| gfn| npz| wwo| tdx| nsj| pns| jgt| lzm| bqq| kft| hks| ezc| jnf| hkw| env| kqo| ibm| vhs| xcg| ewe| byh| dpg| bbt| qzt| tza| ays| nhx| hbo| fiu| kmz|