His first elected position was Sheriff of Erie County, and personally carried out two hangings while in that office.
His first elected position was Sheriff of Erie County, and personally carried out two hangings while in that office. The Department of Agriculture was created under his administration, and among his appointments to the Supreme Court were Lucius Lamar and Rufus Peckham. In foreign policy, he refused to promote his predecessor's Nicaragua canal treaty and forced Britain to submit to arbitration in its border dispute with Venezuela. Thomas Hendricks, his first Vice President died after less than a year in office, and he first rose to prominence as Mayor of Buffalo. Noted for putting down the Pullman Strike and refusing to annex Hawaii, FTP, name this American president, the only one to serve two non-continuous terms.
His first elected position was Sheriff of Erie County, and personally carried out two hangings while in that office.
Stephen Grover {Cleveland}