格罗弗·克利夫兰

Grover Cleveland

生卒年月：1837年3月18日——1908年6月24日

总统任期：1885年3月4日——1889年3月4日

1893年3月4日——1897年3月4日

所属政党：民主党

克利夫兰出身贫寒，未进过大学学习，但他通过刻苦自学，成为有名的律师。出任布法罗市市长及纽约州州长后，因敢于改革某些弊政，声望更高。1 8 8 4 年他被民主党提名为总统候选人，竞选获胜，结束了南北战争后共和党连续执政2 0 多年的局面。他先后两次出任总统，但任期不相连接。由于政绩平平，被历史学家称为“虎头蛇尾”的总统。

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885-1889, 1893-1897), the only chief executive to be reelected after defeat. Cleveland adopted the credo “a public office is a public trust,” and in his two nonconsecutive terms, he spent much of his energy resisting political influences and the party favoritism characteristic of that era. As a result, he managed to offend almost every political faction and to win the anger of many private organizations and individuals as well. It is for his stubborn courage and integrity, rather than for any outstanding achievement as president, that Cleveland is remembered.