March 18, 1837 - Grover Cleveland

Cleveland's presidency is more often studied for its reformist credentials than for harm caused, making him an unusual presence in this catalog. His use of federal force during the Pullman Strike of 1894, which resulted in deaths and the imprisonment of labor leader Eugene V. Debs, remains among the more consequential and contested decisions of his tenure. He governed during a period of significant industrial unrest and economic depression, and his responses to both drew lasting criticism from labor movements even as they won approval from business interests.

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Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first Democrat elected president after the American Civil War and the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms.

Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, Cleveland was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881 and governor of New York in 1882. While governor, he closely cooperated with state assembly minority leader Theodore Roosevelt to pass reform measures, winning national attention. He led the Bourbon Democrats, a pro-business movement opposed to high tariffs, free silver, inflation, imperialism, and subsidies to businesses, farmers, or veterans. His crusade for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives of the time. Cleveland also won praise for honesty, self-reliance, integrity, and commitment to classical liberalism. His fight against political corruption, patronage, and bossism convinced many like-minded Republicans, called "Mugwumps", to cross party lines and support him in the 1884 presidential election, which he narrowly won against Republican James G. Blaine.

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