Dates in Office: 1885-1889
Important Information:
- Cleveland was the only President to ever serve to non-consecutive terms, 1885-1889 & 1893-1897.
- He won the popular vote three times and was the only Democrat elected during the dominant Republican era.
- He led the Bourbon democrats, who opposed high tariffs, Free Silver, inflation, imperialism and subsidies to business, farmers and veterans.
- Cleveland supported political reform and fiscal conservatism, & became an icon due to this.
- President Cleveland was praised for his honesty, self-reliance and devotion to the principles of classical liberalism.
- He fought against political corruption, patronage and bossism.