| |  CLEVELAND:
See also
Richard
Easton Adams —
Willis
B. Adams —
Thomas
Henry Ball, Jr. —
Edward
Everts Browne —
Alonzo
Monroe Clark —
Henry
Cleveland Hall —
Amos
R. Little —
Henry
Sabin —
Dudley
Crawford Sharp |
| | Cleveland, A.
C. See Abner Coburn
Cleveland |
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Cleveland, Abner Coburn
(1839-1903) —
also known as A. C. Cleveland —
of Bloomfield (now part of Skowhegan), Somerset
County, Maine; Cleveland (unknown
county), Nev.
Born in Maine, November
17, 1839.
Son of James Cleveland (1793-1881) and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Parker)
Cleveland (1796-1879).
Republican. Cattleman;
member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1869; member of Nevada
state senate, 1870-74; Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1888,
1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1892,
1896;
candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1894, 1902.
Died in Nevada, 1903
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Cleveland,
Bill See William Calvin
Cleveland |
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Cleveland, Bob —
of Slaughterville, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cleveland, Cecilia Tafoya —
of New Mexico.
Secretary
of state of New Mexico, 1944.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Charles —
of Gresham, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Gresham, Ore., 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Charles D. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856;
U.S. Consul in Cardiff, 1861-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Chauncey Fitch
(1799-1887) —
also known as Chauncey F. Cleveland —
of Hampton, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., February
16, 1799.
Son of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811).
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hampton, 1826-29, 1832,
1835-36, 1838; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1835-36, 1863; Governor of
Connecticut, 1842-44; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1849-53; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker),
1860.
Died in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., June 6,
1887 (age 88 years, 110
days).
Interment at South
Cemetery, Hampton, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cleveland (1756-1840) and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland
(1757-1811); third cousin once removed of Ephraim
Safford; fourth cousin of Jonathan
Usher, Jedediah
Sabin and James
Safford; married, December
13, 1821, to Diantha Hovey (1800-1867); married, January
22, 1869, to Helen Cornelia Litchfield; fourth cousin once
removed of John
Appleton, John
Palmer Usher, Robert
Crawford Safford, Abner Coburn Cleveland
and Robert
Cleveland Usher; first cousin once removed of Henry
Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Marden
Sabin. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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Cleveland, Chester R. —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Clyde —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1984.
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Cleveland, Daniel —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Mayor
of San Antonio, Tex., 1865-66.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Cleveland, Daniel J. —
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 53rd District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
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Cleveland, E. J. —
of Buda, Hays
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Edward S. (born
c.1826) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., about 1826.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1875-76, 1883; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1886, 1889-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Elijah —
Whig. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Cleveland, Erastus —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1806-07, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Ezra W. —
of Gann Valley, Buffalo
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Fred C. —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Democrat. Candidate for New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Concord 7th Ward,
1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Grover
(1837-1908) —
also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle
Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover
The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton";
"Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman";
"The Veto President"; "Beast of
Buffalo"; "Big Steve" —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in Caldwell, Essex
County, N.J., March 18,
1837.
Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal)
Cleveland (1806-1882).
Democrat. Lawyer; Erie
County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of
New York, 1883-85; President
of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the
U.S. $20
bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000
bill from 1928 to 1946.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 24,
1908 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Third
cousin thrice removed of Ephraim
Safford; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Usher; son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann
(Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882); third cousin once removed of John
Palmer Usher and Robert
Cleveland Usher; married, June 2,
1886, to Frances Folsom (1864-1947); fourth cousin once removed
of Rollin
Usher Tyler; father of Richard F.
Cleveland. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
T. Ellett — Wilson
S. Bissell — David
King Udall — Edward
S. Bragg — Thomas
F. Grady — Lyman K.
Bass — George
B. Cortelyou |
| | | Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Grover
C. Cook
— Grover
C. Helm
— Grover
C. Robertson
— Grover
A. Whalen
— Grover
C. Taylor
— Grover
C. Winn
— Grover
C. Luke
— Grover
C. Belknap
— Grover
C. Worrell
— Grover
C. Dillman
— Grover
C. Brenneman
— Grover
C. Mitchell
— Grover
C. Ladner
— Grover
C. Hall
— Grover
C. Cisel
— Grover
C. Hedrick
— Grover
C. Hunter
— Grover
C. Montgomery
— Grover
C. Farwell
— Grover
C. Gillingham
— Grover
C. Combs
— Grover
C. Snyder
— Grover
C. Guernsey
— Grover
C. Smith
— Grover
C. Jackson
— Grover
C. Hunter
— Grover
C. Land
— Grover
C. Moritz
— Grover
C. Richman, Jr.
— Grover
C. Anderson
— Grover
C. Chriss
— Grover
C. George
— Grover
C. Criswell
— Grover
C. Robinson III
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him
for the enemies he has made." |
| | | Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma,
Where's My Pa?" |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn
Brodsky, Grover
Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An
Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover
Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum,
Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,
1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover
Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover
Cleveland (for young readers) |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
|
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Cleveland, Guy Hilton (b.
1883) —
also known as Guy H. Cleveland —
of Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Barnard, Windsor
County, Vt., October
5, 1883.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Vermont
state senate from Windsor County, 1945-47.
Protestant.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Guy K. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 14th District, 1859-60; member of
Minnesota
state senate 20th District, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cleveland, H. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Cleveland, H. L. —
of East Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
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Cleveland, Harlan —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1894-98; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Harlan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Cleveland, Hattie B. —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Washington, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Henry Clay (b.
1842) —
of Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt.
Born in Coventry, Orleans
County, Vt., October
15, 1842.
Son of Elijah Cleveland and Mary Ann (Bartlett) Cleveland.
Republican. Farmer;
secretary, Passumpsic Railroad
Company; director, National Bank of
Newport; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1888; member of Vermont
state senate from Orleans County, 1890.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Henry
Clay |
| | | Relatives: Son of Elijah Cleveland and
Mary Ann (Bartlett) Cleveland; married 1864 to Rosette
Daley (c.1844-c.1885); married 1889 to Mary
Jane Greenwood (born 1866). |
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Cleveland, Mrs. Hilary P. —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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| |
Cleveland, Horace S. —
of Franklinton, Henry
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 61st District, 1938-39.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, J. T. —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Austin, Tex., 1855.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, James Colgate
(1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Cleveland, James H. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1939.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Cleveland, Jeff —
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 89th District, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Cleveland, Jesse —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Mayor
of Sylacauga, Ala., 1994-2000.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Cleveland, Jesse Franklin
(1804-1841) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
25, 1804.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 22,
1841 (age 36 years, 240
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Burial Ground, Charleston, S.C.
|
| |
Cleveland, John B. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Cleveland, Mason —
of Hampton, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hampton, 1833; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1842; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1846-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Moses
(1754-1806) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., 1754.
Son of Aaron Cleveland (born 1727).
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives.
Founder of Cleveland, Ohio.
Died in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., 1806
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Cleveland
Cemetery, Canterbury, Conn.
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| |
Cleveland, Orestes
(1829-1896) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March 2,
1829.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1864-67, 1886-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1869-71; defeated,
1870.
Died in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., March 30,
1896 (age 67 years, 28
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Norwich, Vt.
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Cleveland, Paul Matthews (b.
1931) —
of Florida.
Born in 1931.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1985-89; Western Samoa, 1986-89; Malaysia, 1989.
Still living as of 1991.
|
| |
Cleveland, Reuben E. —
of Mansfield, Tioga
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Richard F.
(c.1898-1974) —
of Maryland.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1898.
Son of Grover Cleveland.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.
Died of chronic
pulmonary illness, in Baltimore,
Md., January
10, 1974 (age about 76
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Carroll County, N.H.
|
| |
Cleveland, Richard J. —
U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Cuba, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Cleveland,
Stephen Grover See Grover
Cleveland |
| |
Cleveland, Theodore S. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Cleveland, Verna J. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Cleveland, W. F. —
of Eastport, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Mayor
of Eastport, Maine, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, Wilber L. —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cleveland, William —
of Newton, Newton
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Cleveland, William Calvin (born
c.1949) —
also known as Bill Cleveland —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born about 1949.
Republican. Police
officer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Cleveland, William J. —
of Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1950; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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