The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-07-19

q Congregational minister who was born
at Norwich, Conn, IN l774 and we'd
there most of his life, Aaron Cleveland
was man Of singular versatility, who
carried on the hat business, wrote vol
uninously iu prose and poetry. and VAS
stanch Abohtionist. One OF Aaron's
son's was Father Charles Cleveland, ely |
missionary Of Boston, who lived to he
nearly 100 years old. Another Of Aaron'a |
sous. William, a silversmith, was deacon !
of the Congregational Church at Nor
.wichtown for twenty. y.fve years previous
10 his death, in 1887. Tue youngest Of
Aaron Cleveland's thirteen children was
the wife of DR.. Samuel II. Coxe, whose
son. Arthur Cleveland Coke, became
Episcopal Bishopof Western Nv York.
Grover Clevelaud's father wac Richard
Falling Cleveland, the second son Of
WIN. Cleveland. the son OF the silver
smith. After graduating ut Yale in 1924.
the Governors father taught school in
Baltimore studied theology at Princeton.
and became Presbyterian clergyman at
Windbam, near Norwich. in 1928. he
married daughter OF Abuear Neal OF
Baltimore in 1929. preached shorttime
in Portsmouth, Va, and then settled in
Caldwell, Essex county. N. j., where
Grover Cleveland was born ia 1887
The baptismal name was Stephen Grover
| Cleveland, but at an early age tn,
stephen was dropped. aud atterward the
Governor has been known as Grover
Cleveland.
The Governors parents had nine chill
dren. Anna. the eldest, WAS the wife OF
DR. Hastings, missionary to Ceylon;
William N. is Presbyterian minister at
Furestpprt, N. Y A; Mary became Mrs.
| w. q. Hoyt; Cecil and Frederick were
| proI rietors of popular winter resort nj
| Nassau, and lost their lives at the burn
lug of the steamship Missouri off the
Bahamas in 1872; Margaret became Mrs.
N. B Blwu; Susan is the wife OF l..
! YUumans. and another sister, Rose, IL
unmarried.
When Grover Cleveland was three
years old his father moved to Fayette.
vile, and the boy was sent to the ucad-
envy at Clinton. N. Y, whore he got the
bulk of his education. He left school
ut l6 His father was too poor to send
| him to college, and he worked in the
village grocery store for fifty dollars q
year.
Upon the death OF his father he came
to New York. and was for n time teach.
er IN the New York Asy lum for the
Blind, ct Ninth avenue aud rhirty-fourtb
street, In May. 1856 he took up bis
residence with his uucle. Lev is f. Allen
II breeder of fancy stock, ut Black Rock,
Ill, whom he assisted in the publication
of terd book He determined to study
law, and began. at a salary OF 81 n week.
IN the Office of Rogers. Bowen q Rogers
at Buffalo, walking. rain or shine to the
house OF his uucli two miles distant,
often with soanty clothing. He studied
hard. amid many privHtlons. aud got
about all his pleasures out of his Law
books.
He was admitted to the bar in 1859
: and WAS appointed Assistant District A..
torney OF Erie couniy in 1868. He was
drafted while serving his term rs Asss-
} tant District Attorney, and furnished n
substitute. At the close of his term he
= was nominated for the Office of District
Attorney of Erie county. but was defeat.
ed hy L. X. B .ss. Republican.
, He then engaged in extensive and lu
g crntive practice as lawyer, and wa
successfully in partnership with l X
r Vanderpo-l A. p. L ,nsiug. O.car Fol
$ som. his former antagonist. l.. X Bass
| Wilson S. Blssell, and q G-orse j. Sicard
. H was elected Sheriff of Erie count,
g in 1869. At the close of his term II
t Sheriff he Resumed the practice of law
r Two years atterward be was selected n
n the reform candidate for Mayor of But
! falo. The campaign was a vigorous one
Q and he was ell ctrd by the largest majori
k ty ever given in Buffalo.
v In Buffalo he Was n prominent figure
h He WAS member of the Butf.lo Clu"
r Vice rr, .Bident of the City Club. ant
one of the Vice Presidents of the Stat
o Bar Association.
i II,s election aa Ccrernor by maloTit,
. OF nearly 200 900 was surprise to eyer
: his tirmest friends, and was partly il
{. coust queuce of the fact that n my Re
It publicaus either voted for him or re
!. maiued away from the polls.
= In person the Governor is littl
y above medium height, we'll proportionet
d and porily. His thin dark hair is ting'
a with gray, and his eyes are dark. II
,, wears no whisktrs. but heavy darl
. moustaohe. Notwithstanding the num
Z b-r of preachers in his family, be hn
!, not been prominent in religious matters
= and has since his manhood, devote
= nearlv all his time to the law, He is
= bachelor.