Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland, a reform-minded New York governor, won the presidency in 1884 as the first Democrat elected after the Civil War. He built a reputation for honesty and fiscal restraint.

In his first term he vetoed hundreds of bills he considered wasteful, fought to lower protective tariffs, and pressed for a smaller, cleaner government. He won the popular vote again in 1888 but lost the Electoral College to Benjamin Harrison—setting up a historic comeback four years later. He remains the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms.

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