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==Early Days==
 
==Early Days==
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Cleveland was born in Ohio. He had five brothers and four sisters. His father was a [[Presbyterian]] clergyman, and moved around a lot.
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Cleveland was born in Ohio. He had five brothers and four sisters. His father was a [[Presbyterian]] clergyman, and moved around a lot. His second brother was hanged for murder in Utah in 1882.
    
He dodged the draft in the Civil War by hiring somebody else to take his place.
 
He dodged the draft in the Civil War by hiring somebody else to take his place.
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In 1884 Geronimo was captured by Grover Cleveland, ending the Indian wars.  
 
In 1884 Geronimo was captured by Grover Cleveland, ending the Indian wars.  
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IThe same year in October Cleveland finished the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York]] and read its dedication.
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IThe same year in October Cleveland finished the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York]] and read its dedication in fluent French, as a tribute to its creator, Jean Renoir.
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Critics criticizing Cleveland criticize him for signing the Interstate Commerce Act this term, the first attempt at Federal regulation.
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Critics criticizing Cleveland criticize him for signing the Interstate Commerce Act this term, the first critical attempt at Federal regulation.
    
===Against Tarrifs===
 
===Against Tarrifs===
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===As President===
 
===As President===
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Like [[George W. Bush]], Cleveland was beset by a stock market crash shortly after becoming president. Also liek Bush he successfully navigated the country out of that crisis.
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Like [[George W. Bush]], Cleveland was beset by a stock market crash shortly after becoming president. Also like Bush he successfully navigated the country out of that crisis.
    
1884 was the year of the famous Pullman strike in Chicago, where workers tried to stop delivering the mail. He sent the army to Chicago to battle the unionizers, saying that "If it takes the entire army and navy of the United States to deliver a postcard in Chicago that card will be delivered."
 
1884 was the year of the famous Pullman strike in Chicago, where workers tried to stop delivering the mail. He sent the army to Chicago to battle the unionizers, saying that "If it takes the entire army and navy of the United States to deliver a postcard in Chicago that card will be delivered."
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===Death and Later Life===
 
===Death and Later Life===
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Cleveland retired to [[Princeton]]. There he became enemies with the liberal Woodrow Wilson, who was President of the school. Some people wanted him to run again in 1904, but he was too old. Sometimes liberal President President Theodore Roosevelt asked him for advice.
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Cleveland, nicknamed 'the Growler', retired to [[Princeton]]. There he became enemies with the liberal Woodrow Wilson, who was President of the school. Some people wanted him to run again in 1904, but he was too old. Sometimes liberal President President Theodore Roosevelt asked him for advice.
    
Cleveland died in 1908 from a heart attack, with his wife at his side. He is buried in the Princeton Cemetery.
 
Cleveland died in 1908 from a heart attack, with his wife at his side. He is buried in the Princeton Cemetery.
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