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date: 14 August 2022

Cleveland, Grover (1837–1908) 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885–89, 1893–97), born Stephen Grover Cleveland in Caldwell, New Jersey. 

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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As governor of New York (1883–85), Cleveland reorganized the militia, promoted efficient government, and opposed corrupt Tammany Hall. In the tight, mud-spattered presidential election of ... ...

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