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Grover Cleveland |
Grover Cleveland (1837 - 1908) was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, making him the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms, from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897. Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, Cleveland began his political career as the mayor of Buffalo and later served as the governor of New York before becoming president.
Known for his honesty and dedication to reform, Cleveland championed civil service reform, opposed political corruption, and vetoed numerous bills that he believed were wasteful or unnecessary. His second term was marked by the Panic of 1893, a severe economic depression, which he handled with conservative fiscal policies, though they were not universally popular.
Cleveland was a strong advocate for limited government and individual rights. After his presidency, he retired to his home in Princeton, New Jersey, where he continued to engage in public affairs until his death in 1908.