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Stephen Grover Cleveland
and His Birthplace in Caldwell, NJ
Stephen Grover Cleveland was born at Caldwell, N.J., on March 18, 1837.
His father, the Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland, was the minister to the
First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell.
He lived in New Jersey until age 4 when his family moved to New York State.
He was admitted to the bar in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1859 and lived there as a
lawyer, with occasional incursions into Democratic politics, for more than
20 years. He did not participate in the Civil War. As mayor of Buffalo in 1881,
he carried through a reform program so ably that the Democrats ran him successfully
for governor in 1882. In 1884 he won the Democratic nomination for president.
The campaign contrasted Cleveland's spotless public career with the uncertain
record of James G. Blaine, the Republican candidate, and Cleveland received
enough Mugwump (independent Republican) support to win.
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Stephen Grover Cleveland
22nd & 24th President
1837 - 1908
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As president, Cleveland pushed civil service reform, opposed the pension grab
and attacked the high tariff rates. While in the White House, he married
Frances Folsom in 1886. Renominated in 1888, Cleveland was defeated by
Benjamin Harrison, polling more popular but fewer electoral votes. In 1892,
he was elected over Harrison. When the Panic of 1893 burst upon the country,
Cleveland's attempts to solve it by sound-money measures alienated the
free-silver wing of the party, while his tariff policy alienated the
protectionists. In 1894, he sent troops to break the Pullman strike. In
foreign affairs, his firmness caused Great Britain to back down in the
Venezuela border dispute.
In his last years Cleveland was an active and much-respected public figure.
He died in Princeton, N.J., on June 24, 1908.
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The Grover Cleveland Birthplace & Home
is located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, in Caldwell NJ, and
is open to the public.
Caretaker: Sharon Farrell
Phone: (973) 226-0001
Fax: (973) 226-1810
Email: gcmuseum@superlink.net
Hours: Wed-Sat: 10-12 & 1-4; Sun: 1-4.
Admission: Free
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The home is on 2.5 acres.
Most of the first floor rooms portray
the house as it was in 1837 and
offers three period rooms.
The Grover Cleveland Birthplace State Historic Site is the only house
museum in the country dedicated to the interpretation of President
Cleveland’s life. It is the nation’s leading repository of Cleveland
artifacts and political memorabilia and is listed on the New Jersey
and National Registers of Historic Places.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead for site hours.
Reservations for groups of 20 or less not needed, but recommended.
You can find more about the home and President Cleveland at:
A New Jersey State Historic Site - NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection
Division of Parks & Forestry - State Park Service
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