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    Which United States leader was known as the "Veto President"?

    Question #45944. Asked by shady shaker. (Apr 01 04 5:15 AM)


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    President Stephen Grover Cleveland

    The Veto President

    Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom; father of Richard F. Cleveland. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J. Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
    http://politicalgraveyard.com/special/sobriquets-v.html


    [Edited to add supporting reference and info - McG]

    Apr 01 04, 5:17 AM
    shady shaker

    YAY!! He was the 22nd and 24th U.S. President, the only one to serve two broken terms. He was named after the Church pastor at Caldwell, NJ, whom Cleveland's father succeeded.

    Apr 01 04, 6:11 AM


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