Biography, US Presidents, Grover Cleveland (1885 to 1889)
Biography, US Presidents, Grover Cleveland (1885 to 1889)
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving two non-consecutive terms in office from 1885 to 1889, and 1893 to 1897.
He was the only US President to serve two non-consecutive terms and the only Democrat elected to the presidency in the period between 1860 and 1892.
He was a strong believer in fiscal conservatism and a vocal opponent of the free silver movement.
He was a proponent of civil service reform and vetoed hundreds of bills during his presidency.
He was a champion of the gold standard and a believer in limited government.
He was the first president to reduce the national debt, and he was instrumental in the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
He was a progressive leader who sought to improve the lives of working people and was the first president to actively support labor unions.
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