Grover Cleveland Research Paper

The year is 1772. A young and orphaned Alexander Hamilton writes passionately about a devastating hurricane that had passed through the island he calls home. This letter would be his ticket to New York City, a chance for him to escape his melancholy island life. That first piece was the beginning of a great figure, a founding father for the United States.

William Howard Taft once said “Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law” (Brainyquote.com). Taft was the first U.S President to throw a first pitch at a baseball game. President Taft was easy going even with the nickname of Big Lub (because of his weight). After his Presidency, Taft lost about 70 pounds within a few years of leaving the White House. Taft attended Yale university and came in second in his class. In college, he stayed away from sports to focus on his studies. Taft was the twenty-seventh president of the United states of America. He served from 1909-1913. In 1921 President Warren Harding made Taft Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court,

Grover Cleveland was renominated for the presidential election of 1888 as the democratic candidate. The republic candidate was Benjamin Harrison, who was a former senator and general. Republicans (Harrison) were for protective tariffs and attacked Cleveland by showing how he vetoed lots of things and how he denied veterans pensions. Cleveland campaigned his civil service reform and his reduction on tariffs. Cleveland won the popular votes over Harrison. He got 48.6% of the votes and Harrison got 47.9%. Harrison won the electoral votes, and Cleveland lost New York and Indiana by narrow margins. He lost New York due to his view against high tariffs and didn’t show support of workers’ rights. Cleveland lost the presidential election of 1888.

As well as signing the Interstate Commerce Act, which is the first law that attempted to regulate railroads. Also in December of 1887, he called on Congress to act on reducing high tariffs which gave his opponent party a issue to campaign causing his loss of the 1888 election. After four years of not holding his Presidential title he won it back in 1892 making him President again in 1893. However, he did face a crisis with the Treasury department as well as with rail road strikes. Though the way he handled situations stirred the public his policies did not causing the abandonment of his party and the loyalty of the

James Knox Polk, born in Pineville, North Carolina on November 2, 1795 and died June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as the 17th speaker of the house of representatives (1835 - 1839). He later served as the 11th president of the United States (1845 - 1849), for the Democratic party, and said to be the “dark horse” candidate, defeating Henry Clay. In his election he promised to only serve one term and to accomplish four main goals

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a very successful and influential person because of the many things he did throughout his lifetime. Even though he was very successful, he did have his faults. He had nine sibling, and two of them died in their childhood. Jefferson was born an Anglican, bu he claimed to have believed in Jesus Christ. He was part of the Democrat-Republican party. Thomas Jefferson was also one of the four presidents that were carved into Mount Rushmore.

Stephen Grover Cleveland was born March 18, 1837 in the small village of Caldwell, New Jersey. For Grover’s parents, Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal, supporting a family with nine kids was never easy. The Cleveland’s ended up having to move to Fayetteville, New York when Grover was at the age of four. After the move young Stephen’s name did not stick long as he began being called Grover. After nine years in Fayetteville the clevelands then moved to Clinton, New York for another job relocation for Grover’s dad. This move was hard for Grover, being fourteen at the time, as he had to completely start over with little to no way to communicate with his old friends. Over the next couple years the struggles for the Cleveland family continued as Grover’s father was in very delicate health, putting Grover’s dreams of going to college at a halt. In 1853 the remaining of the Cleveland’s kids moved away from Grover to a small village called Holland Patent. Three weeks later his father died, shattering Grover’s dreams even more and causing him to help support the

Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaws region of the Carolinas. His father, Andrew Jackson died shortly before he was born, whom he was named after. Jackson’s two older brothers, Hugh and Robert died due to the American Revolutionary War. Jackson's mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson raised him until she died when Jackson was only 14 while she was caring for injured and sick soldiers. Jackson’s parents’ death left him an orphan and so his uncles raised him. He began studying law and by the time he was 21 he was appointed prosecuting attorney in the western region of North Carolina or present day Tennessee. In 1788 Jackson moved to Nashville where later, in 1796 he was elected first representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. The following year, he served eight months in U.S. Senate.

One of the greatest American presidents of all time, William McKinley, began his career in politics as a senator. He served here for 14 years, up until he was elected governor of Ohio (Rubel 4). After his time as governor McKinley was elected president of the United States. In Buffalo, New York, an attempt was made on his life by anarchist named Leon Czolgosz (San Francisco Call 2). He died eight days later on September 14, 1901 from gangrene infections in his wounds.

One of the Presidents mentioned in chapter twenty was President Grover Cleveland, which he was President for two terms. Grover Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837 and his first name was actually Stephen. It is said that Grover worked with his older brother at the New York Institute for Special Education. Grover Cleveland later took a position as district attorney, then a sheriff, the mayor of Buffalo, New York, and Governor of New York. Cleveland became president in 1885. He came into the White House as a bachelor, but eventually married a woman 27 years younger than him. According to the book Cleveland vetoed more than two-thirds of the bills presented to him, which was more than all of his predecessors combined. It is said that Cleveland

Grover Cleveland was big government. Grover Cleveland also passed some laws when he was president. Last Grover Cleveland had some interesting facts and some secrets too.

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States of America. He was born on a small Ohio farm on August 20, 1833, the second of nine children of hard working parents John Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Harrison. In many ways Benjamin Harrison was “born to be President” because of his heritage. He was named after his great grandfather who was a member of the House of Burgesses and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the grandchild of 19th President of the United States William Henry Harrison, and the descendent of many other significant political officers and patriots. All of these facts added up to his reputation and led up to his presidency.

Started worrying about the politics when he turned 27 years old. James Polk graduated with top honors in mathematics. James polk was born in mecklenburg county North Carolina. He later lived in and represented tennessee. James Polk was the 13th speaker of the house of representatives. The 11th president was often referred to the first “dark horse”, James Polk was the 11th president from 1845 to 1849, the last strong president until the Civil War.

George Washington is seen, to the general public, as a larger than life figure. As a society, Americans have a tendency to view him as a legend, even to the point of creating stories that tell us false stories about his childhood and adulthood. Myths are taught to us from a young age about how the very first president had wooden teeth, and that he was somehow so pure that he could not tell a lie, and that he had such magnificent upper body strength that he threw a silver dollar across the Pontiac. George Washington was both an experienced military leader and a strong political leader, but in which field did he have the most impact?

James Knox Polk was born November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. James was the son of