Have you thought about President Grover Cleveland lately? Although we don't often see his name in current publications, he was mentioned in a history column this week. Why? Because he married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886, making him the only president (to date) to marry in the executive mansion. The simple ceremony was held in the Blue Room and was followed by a honeymoon trip to the foothills of Maryland's Blue Ridge Mountains. (Reporters followed them, snapping photos whenever and wherever they could, much like today's paparazzi.)
Cleveland's wedding in the Blue Room is not his only distinguishing factor--he is the only president to leave the the White House and return for a second term four years later. He served from 1885 to 1889, was defeated by Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and was then re-elected in 1892 and served from 1893 to 1897. On his way to the White House he served as a sheriff, mayor, and governor.
Want to know more about our 22nd and 24th president? Then we invite you to stop by and take a look at The Life and Public Services of Our Great Reform President, Grover Cleveland by Herman Dieck. It was published by S.I. Bell in 1888. (This book also contains "The Life and Public Services of Allen G. Thurman," a Democratic Representative, Ohio Supreme Court Justice, and nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President in 1888.)
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