The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-22

Grover Cleveland is the great
grandson of Aaron Cleveland, Con-
gregstioual minister, who was born
at Norwich, Conn, in IVA, and lived
there most of his life. Aaron Cleve-
land was man of singular versatile
ty, who carried on the hat business,
wrote unanimously in prose and poe
try, and was a staunch AbOlitionist.
One of Aaron's sons was Father
Charles Cleveland, city missionary OF
Boston, who lived to be nearly IOO
wears. Another of Aaron's sons,
William, silversmith, was deacon OF
the Congregational church at Nor
wichtown for twenty-five years pre-
vious to lis, death in 1887. The
Youngest of Aaron Cleveland's thir-
teen children was the wife of DR..
Ga uuel H. Coke, whose son, Arthur
Cleveland Coke. became Fps
copal bi.hop of Western New York.
Grover Cleveland's father was Rich
ard Falling Cleveland, the second son
of VIM. Cleveland, the silversmith.
After graduating at Yale in 1924, the
governors father taught school IN
Baltimore, studied theology at Prince
ton. and became Presbyterian cler-
pyman at Windham, near Norwich,
in 1928. He married daughter of
Abnear Neal, of Baltimore, in 1929,
preached a short time in Portsmouth,
Va, and then settled in Caldwell,
Essex county, n. j., where Grover
Cleveland was born in 1887. The
baptismal name was Stephen Grover
Cleveland, but at an early age the
Stephen was dropped, and the gov
lernor has been known as Grover
Cleveland.
j The governors parents had nine
children. Anna, the eldest, was the
wife of DIR. Hastings, missionary to
Ceylon William N. is Presbyter'
ian minister at Forestport, N. Y;
Mary became Mrs. w. E. Hoyt
Cecil and Frederick were proprietors
of a popular winter resort at Nassau
!, and lost their lives at the burning Of
the steamship Missouri off the BAHIA
mas in 1872: Margaret became Mrs.
Bawn; Susan is the wife of l.. You
mans, and another sister, Rose, Is un
married.
When Grover Cleveland was three
years old his father moved to Fayette
VILE, and the boy was sent to the
academy at Clinton. N Y, where h'
got the bulk of his education. HI
, left school at Is. His father was to-
: poor to send him to college, and b
worked in the village grocery store TO
$50 year.
Upon the death of his father b
S came to New York, and was for a tim
teacher in the New York Asylum
E for the blind, at Ninth avenue and
: Th;rty-fourth street. In may, 1855
he took up his residence with his uncl
e Lewis F. Allen, breeder of fame,
S stock, at Black Rock, ILL.,, whom b
assisted in the publication of a herr
book. He determined to study law
and begin at salary of "a week, il
d the Office of Rogers, Bowen Il Rogers
d at Buffalo, walking, rain or shine, t
/. the house of his uncle, two miles Oh;
tant, often with scanty clothing. ii
studied hard, amid many privatiOns
and got about all his pleasures out 9
j. his law books.
It He was admitted to the bar in 1855
e and was appointed Assistant Distric
: Attorney of Erie county in 1865
; He was drafted while serving hi
r term as Assistant District Attorney
g and furnished substitute. At th
|, close of his term he was nominate
!, for the Office of District Attorney {
$ Erie county, but was defeated by L
IS K. Bass, republican.
d He then engaged in extensive an
II lucrative practice as a lawyer, an
was successfully in partnership with
Tx. Vanderpool, A. P. Lansing, Oscs
Folsom, his former antagonist, l.. Z
b Bass. Wilson s. Bissen and George !
n Sicard.
u He was elected sheriff of Erie coul
/ ty in 1869. At the close of his teri
y as sheriff he resumed the practice /,
:, law. Two years sfterward he W.
q, selected as the reform candidate fl
= MAYOR of Buffalo. The campaign WI
q vigorous one, and he was elected