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Frances Clara Cleveland Preston (née Folsom, christened Frank Clara; July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947) was the first lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 until 1897, as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. She was the first, and until 2025, the only person to serve in this role during two non-consecutive terms.
The first reception was held on June 15 for the diplomatic corps, and its organization was the first duty carried out by Frances Cleveland as first lady. Prince August Leopold of Brazil was also in attendance. After the diplomatic corps, the judiciary, members of Congress, military officers, and executive officials were invited to pay their ...
Frances Folsom Cleveland, First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897. Items portrayed in this file depicts. inception. 1886.
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.
While she was acting as first lady, Cleveland became the subject of a ballad by Eugene Field in which she asked President Cleveland about whether he intended to marry. [ 5 ] : 250 When her brother's bride, Frances Folsom , arrived in Washington in June 1, 1886, Cleveland met her and her mother at the train station and escorted them to the White ...
At 21 years, Frances Folsom Cleveland was and remains the youngest First Lady in history, and soon became popular for her warm personality. [ 167 ] The Clevelands had five children: Ruth (1891–1904), Esther (1893–1980), Marion (1895–1977), Richard (1897–1974), and Francis (1903–1995).
President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom Cleveland on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room at the White House. ... and Frances Cleveland became probably the most popular first lady until ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.