Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office and the only President to marry in the White House in 1886.
Cleveland entered the White House as a bachelor and left a married man and father of two. His new wife was a beautiful young woman 27 years his junior named Frances Folsom. Frances was the daughter of a former law partner and Cleveland’s legal ward; Cleveland had literally known her since she was born. When she was 11, Frances’ father died and Cleveland became her legal guardian, remaining close friends with her mother. His pet name for Frances was Frank. Observers thought Cleveland would marry his friend’s widow and were completely surprised when, instead, he married Frances as soon as she turned 21.
In another White House first, Frances and Cleveland’s second daughter Esther became the first child born to a president in a White House bedroom.
6 comments:
I did not know that! I guess he was more like a family friend than a father figure.
very interesting!
Wow. Wonder how that came to pass?
interesting...in the older days!! i like the picture!!
Wow! That’s some fascinating information! Truth can, indeed, be stranger than fiction!
That is an interesting story about President Cleveland. Someone will probably write a novel about his love for his ward who became his wife and how they married in the White House.
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