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In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.
Grover Cleveland
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Grover Cleveland
Age: 71 †
Born: 1837
Born: March 18
Died: 1908
Died: June 24
24Th U.S. President
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Caldwell
New Jersey
Grover Cleveland Jr.
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland Jr.
S. Grover Cleveland
Stephen G. Cleveland
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