Frances Folsom Cleveland

Frances Folsom Cleveland
A portrait of Frances Cleveland
Cleveland c.1886
First Lady of the United States
In role
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byMary Harrison McKee (acting)
Succeeded byIda Saxton McKinley
In role
June 2, 1886 – March 4, 1889
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byRose Cleveland (acting)
Succeeded byCaroline Harrison
Personal details
Born
Frances Clara Folsom

(1864-07-21)July 21, 1864
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 29, 1947(1947-10-29) (aged 83)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placePrinceton Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
  • (m. 1886; died 1908)
  • (m. 1913)
Children
EducationWells College (BA)
Signature

Frances Clara Folsom Cleveland (July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947)[1][2] 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 only woman to serve two non-consecutive terms as first lady until Melania Trump in 2025.[a]

  1. "Frances Folsom Cleveland". The White House. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. "Frances Cleveland". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2024-12-30.


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