(22b & 24) Frances Cleveland

Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland Preston

Birthdate	07/21/1864
Death date	10/29/1947
President	Grover Cleveland
Dates of service	06/02/1886-03/04/1889 (first term), 03/04/1893-03/04/1897 (second term)
Relationship to president	Spouse
Other marriages	Second marriage to Thomas J. Preston Jr.

Websites

First Ladies National Library Biography of Frances Cleveland

Papers/letters collections

Manuscripts for Frances Cleveland

Historical sites

Frances Folsom Cleveland’s White House Wardrobe

Fascinating details

Frances Cleveland is the second first lady to marry a president during his term in the White House. Julia Tyler was the first.
She became the youngest first lady at 21 years old (27 years younger than Grover Cleveland). She was also the daughter of President Cleveland’s former law partner.
Her and President Cleveland had a second home in Washington to provide some privacy.
Their daughter Esther was the first child of a president to be born in the White House.
She supported the Women's Christian Temperance Union, African American Children's Charities, as well as the education and professional employment of women. She was also a patron of music and the arts.
The candy bar “Baby Ruth” is named after Grover and Frances’ first-born Ruth Esther.
Frances Cleveland was the first widow of a president to remarry.

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