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Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland (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. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; resigned 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. 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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne (Neal) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom and Frances Clara Folsom; father of Richard Folsom Cleveland (son-in-law of Thomas Frank Gailor; brother-in-law of Frank Hoyt Gailor); first cousin once removed of Francis Landon Cleveland; second cousin of James Harlan Cleveland; second cousin once removed of James Harlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher and Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Lord and Rollin Usher Tyler.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett — Wilson S. Bissell — David King Udall — Edward S. Bragg — Thomas F. Grady — Lyman K. Bass — George B. Cortelyou — J. Hampton Hoge
  Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
  Mount Cleveland, a volcano on Chuginadak Island, Alaska, is named for him.  — The town of Grover, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The Cleveland National Forest (established 1908), in San Diego, Riverside, Orange counties, California, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Grover C. CookGrover C. MeyrsGrover C. TalbotGrover C. HelmGrover C. RobertsonG. C. CooleyGrover A. WhalenGrover C. TaylorGrover C. WinnGrover C. LukeGrover C. AlbrightGrover Cleveland WelshGrover C. BelknapGrover C. WorrellGrover B. HillGrover C. DillmanGrover C. BrennemanGrover C. GeorgeGrover C. MitchellGrover C. LadnerGrover C. HallGrover C. TyeGrover C. CiselGrover C. HedrickGrover C. HunterGrover C. MontgomeryGrover C. FarwellGrover C. GillinghamGrover C. StudivanGrover C. LayneGrover C. HudsonGrover C. CombsGrover C. SnyderGrover C. GuernseyGrover C. HendersonGrover C. SmithGrover C. JacksonGrover C. HunterGrover C. BowerGrover C. LandGrover C. MoritzGrover C. GreggGrover C. Richman, Jr.Grover C. AndersonGrover C. ChrissGrover C. CriswellGrover C. BrownGrover C. Robinson III
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill (1914-28), and on the $1,000 bill (1928-46).
  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 — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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 — Troy Senik, A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
  Critical books about Grover Cleveland: Matthew Algeo, The President Is a Sick Man: the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth — Charles Lachman, A Secret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
  Image source: New York Red Book 1896
  Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) — also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time Joe" — of New York. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Robert F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi; Tammany Hall. Mysteriously disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered) on August 6, 1930; his body was never found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Ellsworth Crater and Leila Virginia (Montague) Crater; married 1917 to Stella Mance Wheeler.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) — also known as Hubert Fisher — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Born in Milton, Santa Rosa County, Fla., October 6, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912; member of Tennessee state senate, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 16, 1941 (age 63 years, 253 days). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Fisher and Mary Anna (McCarter) Fisher; married, November 6, 1909, to Louise Sanford (sister of Edward Terry Sanford).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Richard Thomas Kennedy (1919-1998) — also known as Richard T. Kennedy — of Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., December 24, 1919. U.S. Ambassador to , 1982-93. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1998 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Harry Wellington Laidler (1884-1970) — also known as Harry W. Laidler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 18, 1884. Socialist. Newspaper reporter; author; economist; one of the founders (along with Upton Sinclair and others) of the League for Industrial Democracy (originally Intercollegiate Socialist Society); candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1914, 1915, 1923; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1917, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1918 (8th District), 1920 (3rd District), 1932 (6th District); candidate for New York state senate 6th District, 1928; candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1930; candidate for Governor of New York, 1936; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1938. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died July 14, 1970 (age 86 years, 146 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Ebenezer Laidler and Julia (Heary) Laidler; married, November 5, 1919, to Agnes Fuller Armington.
  Robert Hector O'Brien (1904-1997) — also known as Robert H. O'Brien — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 15, 1904. Mining engineer; lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1942-44; special assistant to Barney Balaban, president of Paramount Pictures, and director, Paramount International Films; when the companies split in 1949, he became secretary-treasurer of the movie theater chain, United Paramount Theaters; following a merger with American Broadcasting Company, he became financial vice-president of the ABC television network; in 1957, he joined the Loew's movie theater chain as vice-president and treasurer; president of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, 1963-69. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died, of a stroke, in Seattle, King County, Wash., October 6, 1997 (age 93 years, 21 days). Interment somewhere in Butte, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Grant O'Brien and Margaret (Flanagan) O'Brien; married, August 27, 1927, to Ellen Ford.
  John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962) — also known as J. Leighton Stuart — of New York. Born in Hangchow (Hangzhou), China of American parents, June 24, 1876. U.S. Ambassador to China, 1946-49. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1962 (age about 86 years). Cremated.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) — of Medina, Orleans County, N.Y. Born in Orleans County, N.Y., September 6, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper publisher; postmaster at Medina, N.Y., 1928; member of New York state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 26, 1923, to Helen D. Eckert.
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