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Grover Cleveland

Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, USA, March 1837. Died in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, June 1908, at 71. Enter your age above to see where you would be on this timeline.

22nd and 24th president of the United States

  1. 0
    Born
    March 1837 · Caldwell, New Jersey, USA · Life
  2. ~22
    Becomes a lawyer
    1859 · Buffalo, New York, USA · Work
  3. ~45
    Becomes mayor of Buffalo
    1882 · Buffalo, New York, USA · Work
  4. ~46
    Becomes governor of New York
    1883 · Albany, New York, USA · Work
  5. 47
    Becomes president
    March 1885 · Washington, D.C., USA · Work
  6. 49
    Marries Frances Folsom in the White House
    June 1886 · Washington, D.C., USA · Life
  7. 51
    Loses re-election despite winning the popular vote
    November 1888 · USA · Setback
  8. 55
    Returns as president for a second, non-consecutive term
    March 1893 · Washington, D.C., USA · Triumph
  9. ~57
    Sends troops to break the Pullman strike
    1894 · Chicago, USA · Work
  10. 71
    Dies
    June 1908 · Princeton, New Jersey, USA · Life

Dates marked “~” are known only to the year, so the age may be off by one. Facts are checked against public sources, but mistakes can slip through.