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9/9/2008, 07:04 AM
September 9, 1893: President's child born in White House
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Grover Cleveland. Large and in charge. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He was the winner of the popular vote for President three times—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was the only Democrat elected to the Presidency in the era of Republican political domination that lasted from 1860 to 1912. Cleveland's admirers praise him for his honesty, independence, integrity, and commitment to the principles of classical liberalism..
115 years ago today, Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, gives birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House.
On June 2, 1886, in an intimate ceremony held in the Blue Room of the White House, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, the daughter of Cleveland's late law partner and friend, Oscar Folsom. Fewer than 40 people were present to witness the 49-year-old president exchange vows with Frances, who at 21 years of age became the youngest first lady in U.S. history. That's right, he was almost 50 and she was a barely 21.
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Frances Folsom. At 21, the youngest first lady ever.
As a devoted family friend, Cleveland allegedly bought "Frank" her first baby carriage. After her father's death, he administered her estate. When Frances entered Wells College, Cleveland, then the governor of New York, asked Mrs. Folsom's permission to correspond with the young lady.
After his inauguration as president in 1885, Frances visited Cleveland at the executive mansion. Despite a 27-year difference in age, their affection turned to romance, and in 1886 the couple were married in the White House.
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Mrs. Cleveland, who replaced Cleveland's sister Rose Elizabeth as White House hostess, won immediate popularity for her good looks and unaffected charm. After the president's defeat in his 1888 reelection bid, the Clevelands lived in New York City, where their first child, Ruth, was born in 1891.
And just in case you ever wondered precisely whom the "Baby Ruth" candybar is named for, know that it wasn't named for a Yankees baseball star. It was named to cash in on the popularity of and national interest in, "baby" Ruth Cleveland.
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Baby Ruth was developed in 1921 and named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, who died at the age of twelve. Curtis's Candy of Chicago [1921-1964] sold Baby Ruth to Standard Brands when they dissolved, then bought by Nabisco, and in 1990, the candy bar was acquired by the Nestle Food Corp. Ad circa 1930.
In 1892, in an event unprecedented in U.S. political history and never repeated, the out-of-office Cleveland was elected president again. Frances Cleveland returned to Washington and resumed her duties as first lady as if she had been gone but a day.
On September 9, 1893, the first family saw the addition of a second child. Esther was the first child of a president to be born in the White House but not the first child ever to be born there.
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Frances and Esther
In 1806, James Madison Randolph was born to Martha Randolph, the daughter of President Thomas Jefferson.
When Grover Cleveland left the presidency in 1897, his wife had become one of the most popular first ladies in history. In 1908, she was at his side when he died at their home in Princeton, New Jersey.
Five years later, she married Thomas J. Preston, Jr., a professor of archeology at Princeton University.
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Grover and Frances Cleveland are buried with baby Ruth (who died at 12) in the Princeton University cemetery
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Grover Cleveland. Large and in charge. Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He was the winner of the popular vote for President three times—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was the only Democrat elected to the Presidency in the era of Republican political domination that lasted from 1860 to 1912. Cleveland's admirers praise him for his honesty, independence, integrity, and commitment to the principles of classical liberalism..
115 years ago today, Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, gives birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House.
On June 2, 1886, in an intimate ceremony held in the Blue Room of the White House, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, the daughter of Cleveland's late law partner and friend, Oscar Folsom. Fewer than 40 people were present to witness the 49-year-old president exchange vows with Frances, who at 21 years of age became the youngest first lady in U.S. history. That's right, he was almost 50 and she was a barely 21.
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Frances Folsom. At 21, the youngest first lady ever.
As a devoted family friend, Cleveland allegedly bought "Frank" her first baby carriage. After her father's death, he administered her estate. When Frances entered Wells College, Cleveland, then the governor of New York, asked Mrs. Folsom's permission to correspond with the young lady.
After his inauguration as president in 1885, Frances visited Cleveland at the executive mansion. Despite a 27-year difference in age, their affection turned to romance, and in 1886 the couple were married in the White House.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5858/clevprh01img0049dg1.jpg
Mrs. Cleveland, who replaced Cleveland's sister Rose Elizabeth as White House hostess, won immediate popularity for her good looks and unaffected charm. After the president's defeat in his 1888 reelection bid, the Clevelands lived in New York City, where their first child, Ruth, was born in 1891.
And just in case you ever wondered precisely whom the "Baby Ruth" candybar is named for, know that it wasn't named for a Yankees baseball star. It was named to cash in on the popularity of and national interest in, "baby" Ruth Cleveland.
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7865/clev003rz4.jpg
Baby Ruth was developed in 1921 and named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter, who died at the age of twelve. Curtis's Candy of Chicago [1921-1964] sold Baby Ruth to Standard Brands when they dissolved, then bought by Nabisco, and in 1990, the candy bar was acquired by the Nestle Food Corp. Ad circa 1930.
In 1892, in an event unprecedented in U.S. political history and never repeated, the out-of-office Cleveland was elected president again. Frances Cleveland returned to Washington and resumed her duties as first lady as if she had been gone but a day.
On September 9, 1893, the first family saw the addition of a second child. Esther was the first child of a president to be born in the White House but not the first child ever to be born there.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3848/clev02esthercleveland39ub5.jpg
Frances and Esther
In 1806, James Madison Randolph was born to Martha Randolph, the daughter of President Thomas Jefferson.
When Grover Cleveland left the presidency in 1897, his wife had become one of the most popular first ladies in history. In 1908, she was at his side when he died at their home in Princeton, New Jersey.
Five years later, she married Thomas J. Preston, Jr., a professor of archeology at Princeton University.
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Grover and Frances Cleveland are buried with baby Ruth (who died at 12) in the Princeton University cemetery