The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-07-24
GROVER CLEVELAND, ,
A SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF OUR
NEXT CHIEF MAGISTRATE


Shows his Character and Ability at Every
Turn OF his Caroor--A Gonuine Rorormer.
(CoTespondence Of the BGltsnaor6 Sun. ]
Aaron Cleveland, the great-grand-
father of Grover Cleveland, was born
Fob. 8, 1874, in East IIaddam and
spent most of his entirely life in Nor
wich, ct. A local history tells us that
he was man of wonderful versatility,
who carried on the hat business and
at the same time wrote poems, essays,
lectures and sermons upon all the prom
incnt topics of tho day, social, politi-
cal and religious. lie afterward be-
came u Congregational minister, resid-
cd awhile in Vermont, and then, re-
turning to his native State, died at
New Haven in 1915. His son Charles
born Norwich in 1912, city mis-
sionary of Boston, aficctionately called
"Father Clcveland," lived within II
days of 100 years. A daughter, the
Youngest of thirteen children by two
marriages, married the eccentric DR..
Samuel III. Cox, whose son, Arthur
Cleveland Cox, is Episcopal Bishop OF
Western New York.
Aaron Clcveland's second son, Will
liam, the Governors grandfather q
silversmith by trade, lived most of his
life at Bean Hill, an outskirt of Nor
wich, and was deacon of the First
Congregational Church Mt Norwich
town from 1912 to his death, q period
of twenty-five wears.
The second son Of William Cleve-
land was Richard Falling, the Govern
or's fathers, who was born in Nor
witch, June 10, 1904. He was slender
III youth, like his father, with pallid
complexion and bright eyes. He ell
tered Yale about 1920, and graduated
III 1924, with siNty-seven others,
among whom were Rev. DR.. Hiram
+. Armes, ofNorwich, and Hon. Elias
w. Leavenworth, of Syracuse. Rich
ard Cleveland Gas tho name is spelled
IN the Yale catalogue) taught in Balti-
more, studied theology with DR.. New
III, spent some months at Princeton,
QS27-2S } was ordained Presbyterian
Clergyman over the church at Wind
ham, twelve miles from Norwich, in
1928; married a daughter of Abner
Neal, OF Baltimore, in 1929; he died
October 2, 1858. Mrs. Cleveland died
at the same place July 10, 1882, aged
rs. They had nine children.
The present Governor of New York.
Stephen Grover Cleveland, was born at
Caldwell, N. Y, March is, 1887. He
was named for his fathers prcdcccs-
sor III the pastorate, butAdroppcd the
first name because he was ALWAYS call
cd by the second. IIe was fifteen
when his died, and an assistant of his
elder brother in the blind asylum at
eighteen. In 1S43 he set out for the
West with q companion, their ol,icc-
tive point being tic growing city of
Cleveland. But friends in Buffalo pur-
suadcd him not to continue his Journey
any further to the westward.
Young Cleveland therefore became q
resident of Buffalo, and he soon sccur.
ed 81 law students desk in the Office OF
Mcssrs. Rogers, Bowen ~ Rogers. II
was not long before the law firm init.
mated to the student that he was ga
brainy young man." and they soor
felt justified in fixing liberal salary
which they found him abundantlv able
to earn. Mr.. Cleveland was admitted
| to practice as an attorney in 1859
|
| prcceptors for four yeas, which, will
the previous four years served as {
student, gave him eight years Of tho
best kind OF legal experience. lie was
then appointed assistant district attor
ney for the county Of Eric, which posi-
ton he filled with marked ability for :
| period Of three years. He was nom
mated by the Democratic County Con
Vcntion in 1860 tCr district attorney tt
succeed Mr.. Torrance, and was defeat
cd. Mr.. Cleveland formed law CO.
partnership with the late J. r. Van
dcrpool on the first of January, 1867
which was continued until Auguat
1869. He then became q member of tho
firm of Lanning, Cleveland ~ Folsom
| the late A. Z. Lanning and the late
Oscar Folsom being his associates
| This firm remained in existence less
| than two years, and until Mr.. Cleve
land retired thcrefrom to assume tho
| office of shcriffof Erie county, to whicl
he was chosen Mt the election in Novcm
Der, 1870. At the expiration of hi
! official term as sheriff he became mem
of the firm of Bass, Cleveland & Bis
| sci.
In November 1881 Cleveland wa
| the Democratic candidate for the Office
of mayor ofBuffalo and was elected b,
a decisive majority, having received
the votes of many ofthe opposing party
J under tho belief that he would give tn,
| city reform administration. Mr.
Clcvcland's administration was such a
to Justify the expectations TINT wer
created by his well-known characte
and previous public record as well
and the people felt, without distinction
of party, that they had in Mayor Glove
land an able, fearless, upright chic
magistrate. He had occasion sevcra
several times to intcrposc his veto be
tween the city treasury and the scheme
of plundcring politicians, and he al
ways did it fcarlcSsly. In word, hi
| record was such that the eyes of all tn
| Democrats in the State were turned to
ward him as the coming candidate 70
| Governor. He was elected to that OF
flee in November, 1882, by majorit
of 1913, 1854 over Charles j. Folger, tn
Republican nominee, and he took pos
session of the executive chamber on th