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Grover Cleveland
1893 - 1897
Vice President: Adlai E. Stevenson (1893-97)
Born: March 18, 1837, Caldwell, NJ
Died: June 24, 1908, Princeton, NJ
Career/Occupation: Lawyer
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: No Formal Education
Political Party: Democratic
Nickname(s): "Veto Mayor"; "Veto President"
Presidential Salary: $50,000
Other Government Positions:
Presidential Firsts:
The first president born in New Jersey.
The first president to get married at the White House.
The first president to have a child born in the White House.
The first president to serve non-consecutive terms.
The first president to win two terms without winning a majority of the vote (1884 & 1892).
The first president to win a plurality of the vote in three consecutive elections without ever winning a majority (1884, 1888, & 1892).
The first president to be filmed.
The first president to veto more than 100 bills, with over 500, including over 200 pocket vetos.
The first president to have had a secretary of agriculture.
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