Grover Cleveland papers, 1743-1945

Biographical Note

Date	Event
1837, Mar. 18	Born Stephen Grover Cleveland, Caldwell, N.J.
1841	Moved with family to western New York state
1853-1854	Teacher, New York Institute for the Blind, New York, N.Y.
1855	Assistant to uncle, Lewis F. Allen, on American Shorthorn Handbook Assistant in law firm Rogers, Bowen, and Rogers in Buffalo, N.Y.; began study of law
1859	Admitted to the bar, Buffalo, N.Y. Appointed managing clerk, Rogers, Bowen, and Rogers, Buffalo, N.Y.
1863	Appointed assistant district attorney, Erie County, N.Y.
1865	Defeated in election for district attorney, Erie County, N.Y. Formed law firm with Isaac K. Vanderpoel
1869	Established law firm of Lanning, Cleveland, and Folsom, Buffalo, N.Y.
1870-1873	Elected sheriff, Erie County, N.Y.
1874	Established law firm of Bass, Cleveland, and Bissell, Buffalo, N.Y.
1882	Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y.
1883-1885	Governor of New York
1885-1889	President of the United States
1886	Married Frances Folsom (died 1947) in the White House
1888	Defeated for re-election as president of the United States
1893-1897	President of the United States
1897	Retired to "Westland," Princeton, N.J.
1899	Lecturer in public affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1900-1908	Published numerous articles and lectures
1901	Member, Board of Trustees, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1905	Reorganized the Equitable Life Assurance Co. of America
1907	President, Association of Life Insurance Presidents
1908, June 24	Died, Princeton, N.J.