• Grover Cleveland
    Victor Dubreuil
    portrait
    This portrait of President Grover Cleveland was done by Victor Dubreuil. President Cleveland was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was both the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    portrait
    engraving
    This engraving of President Grover Cleveland was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The first Democrat to be elected president after the Civil War, Cleveland served two non-consecutive presidential terms from 1885 – 1889 and from 1893 -1897. In June 1886, Cleveland became the first president to be married in the White House when he wed 21-year-old Frances Folsom in the Blue Room.
  • Washington, D.C.- The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, to Miss Frances Folsom, At the White House, June 2nd- The Scene in the Blue Room
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    Blue Room
    State Floor
    This engraving, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, shows President Grover Cleveland's wedding to First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, which took place in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends.
  • Midnight Session of President Cleveland
    Jay Hambidge
    Cabinet
    This illustration by Jay Hambidge shows President Grover Cleveland with Postmaster-General William Lyne Wilson reviewing applications and recommendations for new postmasters.
  • Washington D.C. - The Wedding at the White House, June 2nd - The Mother's Kiss
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    This engraving on the first page of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" depicts the June 2, 1886 wedding of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. The new first lady is in the foreground embracing her mother, Emma Cornelia Folsom, and the president is shaking hands with Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends. Cleveland was the first president to hold his wedding in the White House.
  • Portraits of the Bride and Bridegroom
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    portrait
    This print is from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" which published these portraits of newlyweds President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland. The wedding occurred on June 2, 1886 in the Blue Room of the White House.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Unknown
    portrait
    This portrait is of President Grover Cleveland. President Cleveland was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was both the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States.
  • Washington, D.C. - The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    East Room
    State Floor
    This is a hand colored wooden engraving depicting the wedding of Frances Cleveland to President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886 in the East Room of the White House. The engraving was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on June 12, 1886.
  • Harpers Weekly Cover of Cleveland and Arthur
    Unknown
    inauguration
    In this engraving published March 14, 1885, President Chester Arthur rides with President-elect Grover Cleveland from the White House to swearing in ceremony at the Capitol. This engraving was on the cover of Harper's Weekly, a popular periodical which provided extensive coverage of the Civil War and American politics.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Eastman Johnson
    official portrait
    This oil on canvas portrait of President Grover Cleveland was painted by Eastman Johnson. Johnson's career covered several subjects including portraits of famous Americans and Native American communities. Cleveland was elected president twice, but in non-consecutive terms, serving from 1885-1889, then from 1893-1897. Prior to his first presidency, Cleveland had been governor of New York.