Grover Cleveland - See pictures from the life and presidency of Grover Cleveland. en Copyright 2015, Wed, 01 Jul 2015 04:00:00 GMT 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2015, President Grover Cleveland On March 18, 1837, Grover Cleveland, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in the office, is born. Grover Cleveland As a young man, Cleveland left his native New Jersey to study law in New York. He went on to serve as Erie County sheriff, mayor of Buffalo and governor of New York before running for president. Grover Cleveland Die-hard Republicans were so impressed with Cleveland&apos;s integrity and fiscal responsibility that they abandoned their own party to help elect him president in 1885. Anti-Cleveland Cartoon Even revelations he had sired an illegitimate child while mayor of Buffalo did not sway substantial public opinion against him. President Grover Cleveland A Democrat known for the qualities of honesty and hard work - seen as rare among politicians--Cleveland made anti-corruption the cornerstone of his first presidential campaign. Cleveland for president poster Cleveland won his first campaign for the presidency in 1884. Cleveland and Vice President Stevenson Cleveland ran again in 1889, but lost to Benjamin Harrison, primarily over the issue of tariff revisions. Cleveland beat Harrison the second time around in the election of 1892, but his second term was not as well-received as his first. Francis Folsom Cleveland Cleveland married Frances Folsom, shortly after her 21st birthday. Cleveland's Wedding Cleveland was the first bachelor president to get married in the White House. Cleveland's Family In his second term, the couple&apos;s second daughter, Esther, became the first child born to a president in a White House bedroom. Cleveland with his Cabinet His stubborn commitment to appointing officials based on merit rather than political connections infuriated the Washington political establishment and alienated him from even his own party. Grover Cleveland Cleveland&apos;s second term also coincided with a major economic panic that led to a deep recession in the United States. He chose to keep the U.S. on the gold standard during the recession. Grover Cleveland Cleveland thoroughly enjoyed his hobbies of fishing and hunting (he named his hunting rifle &quot;Death and Destruction&quot;), and was also known to consume vast quantities of beer and food. Cleveland circa 1908 After his second term, the portly president retired to Princeton, New Jersey, with his young wife and their five children. He died in 1908 at age 71.