Grover Cleveland
Stephan Grover Cleveland is the fifth of nine children born to Reverend Richard Falley Cleveland and Ann Neal Cleveland. He was born on March 18th of 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey, although he was raised in Fayetteville, New York. The actual house in which he was born still stands today on 207 Bloomfield Avenue. He was named in honor of Stephan Grover, a minister at a local Presbyterian Church who Reverend Cleveland had recently taken over for. Life as the
son of a minister was different than most boys. The Cleveland’s spent every evening at
home in prayer. Cleveland felt that this moral upbringing was his most valuable tool
in life.
Grover Cleveland visited an uncle in Buffalo, New York, and obtained a job in a law
firm. While working there, he studied law and by May of 1859, the New York Supreme
Court admitted him to the bar. Democratic politics had interested Cleveland since
his arrival in Buffalo, so he became the county’s assistant district attorney. In 1865,
Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses
S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The Confederacy had collapsed and the
United States was reunited and slavery was abolished.
As the nation returned to peace, twenty-eight-year-old Cleveland won the demanding
position of sheriff. When his term ended in 1873, he returned to his infamous law
practice. On January 1,1882, Grover Cleveland took an oath to honor the city of
Buffalo as their mayor. Cleveland was tough and honest. He was known as the
“Veto Mayor,” because he continuously vetoed bills presented by corrupt politicians.
In November of 1882, by a landslide margin of nearly 200,000 votes, Grover
Cleveland became know as the “Veto Governor.” He understood the tremendous
challenge of being the Governor of the State of New York, but his principles and values
remained as strong as ever. The door to his office was always open, and he kept no secrets.
In two years’ time, Cleveland’s stubborn sense of fairness and honesty gave him
the nickname “His Obstinacy.” He passed bills to enlarge the state’s water supply
and established a 1.5 million-acre park at Niagara Falls. Due to his reputation, the
Democratic Party convinced him to run for president. On the second ballot, Cleveland
won the Democratic nomination. The Democrats chose Thomas Hendricks of Indiana, as
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...irectly with the Treasury crisis, instead
of with business failures, farm foreclosures, and increasing unemployment. On October 30,
1893, the Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed, and confidence was restored in the
American dollar.
In spite of Cleveland’s efforts, the national depression worsened, and the Democratic
Party was divided. When railroad strikers violated an injunction in Chicago, the
President sent Federal troops to break up the strike against the Pullman Company.
His blunt treatment of the railroad company was very unpopular. His party deserted
him and nominated William Jennings Bryan for president, in 1896.
At fifty-nine-years-old, Cleveland felt disgraced as he finished his term in the
White House. He retired peacefully in Princeton, New Jersey, but continued pressing
for government reforms. At the age of seventy-one, Grover Cleveland died on June 24,
1908. Americans were deeply saddened and mourned the passing of this heavy, robust.
man, who was so famous for his tremendous strength and energy. Grover Cleveland
will always be remembered as courageous, hardworking, and honest, in spite of
the outcome. He was a man of his word, a man of honor.
After nearly a decade of optimism and prosperity, the United States took a turn for the worse on October 29, 1929, the day the stock market crashed, better known as Black Tuesday and the official beginning of the Great Depression. The downfall of the economy during the presidency of Herbert Hoover led to much comparison when his successor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, took office. Although both presidents had their share of negative feedback, it is evident that Hoover’s inaction towards the crisis and Roosevelt’s later eccentric methods to simulate the economy would place FDR in the positive limelight of fixing the nation in one of its worst times. Herbert Hoover was sworn into office when the economic status of the country stood at its highest and the nation was accustomed to a prosperous way of living. When the stock market plummeted and took its toll on the citizens from coast to coast, it was out of his control.
He spent his childhood in Rye, New York, as he was one out of ten children. John’s father was a successful trader of furs, wheat, timber, and other commodities. His mother decided to homeschool him until he was the age of eight, and then his
Teddy acted by using both sides to come together; they reached a settlement that helped laborers, more than managers. He ended the coal strike in the United States, and made the first major steps to reforming workers conditions; he called his reforms the square deal. Teddy was the driving force behind the Spanish American War. He wanted America to civilize the rest of the world. He solidified America’s place as a world leader.
Law School began his law practice in Philadelphia, Pa.; in 1882 moved to New York City
tasks to other people. Mr. Cleveland often stayed up until 2 or 3 a.m. going
On April 23, 1791, a great man was born; fifteenth president of the United States, James Buchanan.He was born near Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. His father, James Buchanan, and his mother Elizabeth Speer Buchanan, raised their son a Presbyterian. He grew up in a well to do home, being the eldest of eleven other siblings. His parents cared for them all in their mansion in Pennsylvania. They sent him to Dickinson College.
...r England. The system was biased and subjective with many people looking to make names for themselves by using the system to their full advantage. Lawyers, especially good ones, stood to make a fortune during this time period. They used their skills to analyze and interpret laws to twist them to their particular needs. Before the reform movement swept through the legal system, injustice ran rampant through the early nineteenth century.
With all of the changes to the system that occurred because of his hard work, J. Edgar Hoover is referred to as the “father of modern-day law enforcement” (DeLoach 226). Hoover can take credit for separating the Bureau from politics, raising standards for agents, and implementing many other necessary crime programs (DeLoach 226-227).
As the 26th president of the United States and also the youngest president ever elected, Theodore Roosevelt faced many challenging decisions, but he knew how to handle them. He fought for what he believed and never backed down from that belief. Theodore Roosevelt faced challenging circumstances while growing up which made many consider him to be frail and not likely to succeed; however, he came to be known as a notable statesman, military leader, governor, vice-president of the United States, and finally the most powerful leader in the free world, President of the United States of America.
Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1847 in Western Missouri. Jesse’s father, a Baptist minister, Robert Salle James and his mother Zerelda Cole. Jesse had one whole brother Frank James and other half and step siblings. Jesse’s father died when he was a young boy and his mother remarried more than once. When Jesse was 17 he married a young girl, who was also his first cousin, named Zerelda Mimms. They had 2 children, Jesse Jr. and Mary. (O’Brien)
John Tyler was born on March 29, 1790 at Greenway Plantation, in Charles City County, Virginia. (Ed. Kelle S. Sisung and Gerda-Ann Raffaelle and from Encyclopedia of World Biography). He was the first president born after the Ratification of the Constitution. As well as being the second born out of eight children, he had five sisters and two brothers. (Donna Batten 144). He practiced the religion of Episcopalian throughout his life. ((Ed. Kelle S. Sisung and Gerda-Ann Raffaelle)
Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, can be listed among the United States’. the greatest leaders of the world. He had many different personal skills which in turn helped him to become one of the presidents of our nation. Some of these skills include being a lawyer, judge, politician, war hero, and most importantly, a great leader. Andrew Jackson can be listed among the great men that formed this country to what it is today.
The election of 1892 was won by Cleveland (D). He had brought new ideas and was an inspiration to all including the opposite parties. Cleveland had the majority of the votes especially the votes that came from the East coast which has major plantations (Document D). Cleveland promised big hope for people. He was said to have solid sense and able to give social stability especially by being accompanied with McKinley (Document I). In the end Cleveland just gave land to farmers because of the complaints of the railroads.
In the first 100 days, Roosevelt stabilized banks with the Federal Bank Holiday. In the New Deal he fought poverty with the TVA, NRA, AAA, CCC, PWA, and CWA. These policies were definitely liberal in the 1930's and because of the new programs, Roosevelt received false credit for ending the Depression. Ironically Roosevelt succeeded only a little more than Hoover in ending the Depression. Despite tripling expenditures during Roosevelt's administration, (Document F) the American economy did not recover from the Depression until World War II.
James a Garfield was born, the youngest of four, in orange Township, Ohio on November 19, 1831 (Duckster). His father, Abraham Garfield, died when James A. Garfield turned two years of age leaving his mother, Eliza Ballou Garfield, to fend for herself and four young boys (The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Americans). Garfield, around age seventeen, drove steamboats through Ohio canals for a year to assist his mother financially while in their state of poverty(The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Amer...