This week's famous cousin is my 7th cousin 3x removed Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
Here is Stephen Grover Cleveland's Family Search Family Tree short biography:
When Stephen Grover Cleveland was born on 18 March 1837, in Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland, was 32 and his mother, Ann Neal, was 31. He married Frances Clara Folsom on 2 June 1886, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1905 and New York, United States in 1908. His occupation is listed as executioner twice in erie county, n.y. in Erie, New York, United States. He died on 24 June 1908, in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
The Wikipedia profile for Stephen Grover Cleveland includes this information:
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first Democrat to win the presidency after the Civil War and was one of only two presidents, followed by Donald Trump, to be elected to non-consecutive presidential terms.
Cleveland was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881 and governor of New York in 1882. While governor, he closely cooperated with state assembly minority leader Theodore Roosevelt to pass reform measures, winning national attention. He led the Bourbon Democrats, a pro-business movement opposed to high tariffs, free silver, inflation, imperialism, and subsidies to businesses, farmers, or veterans. His crusade for political reform and fiscal conservatism made him an icon for American conservatives of the time. Cleveland also won praise for honesty, self-reliance, integrity, and commitment to the principles of classical liberalism. His fight against political corruption, patronage, and bossism convinced many like-minded Republicans, called "Mugwumps", to cross party lines and support him in the 1884 election. After losing the 1888 election to Benjamin Harrison, he moved to New York City and joined a law firm. The 1892 election restored him to the White House. As his second administration began, the Panic of 1893 sparked a severe national depression. Many voters blamed the Democrats, opening the way for a Republican landslide in 1894 and for the agrarian and silverite seizure of the Democratic Party in 1896. An anti-imperialist, Cleveland opposed the push to annex Hawaii, launched an investigation into the 1893 coup against Queen Liliʻuokalani, and called for her to be restored.
Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Stephen Grover Cleveland:
My most recent common ancestor with 7th cousin 3x removed Stephen Grover Cleveland are my 9th great-grandparents Moses Cleveland (1622-1702) and Ann Winn (1626-1682).
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