He was. Cleveland’s father is Richard Cleveland, the fourth of Grover Cleveland’s five children with his wife, Frances Folsom. Grover Cleveland was a latecomer when it came to starting a family.

The union produced five children and lasted until Cleveland’s death at the age ... “I think her mother and probably Grover and some others talked her out of that,” says Dunlap.

Grover Cleveland’s victory brought back a defeated president to the White House for a second term, an historic first that remains unique. In this second election on the Democratic ticket, Cleveland ...