An Overview of Grover
Cleveland's Second Administration
| Election
of 1884 |
| Place of Nominating
Convention |
Chicago |
| Ballot on Which
Nominated |
1st |
| Republican Opponent |
Benjamin
Harrison |
| Electoral Vote |
277 to 145 |
| Popular Vote |
5,556,918 to 5,176,108 |
| |
|
| Vice-President and
Cabinet |
| Vice-President |
Adlai E. Stevenson |
| Secretary
of State |
Walter Q. Gresham
Richard Olney
(1895) |
| Secretary
of the Treasury |
John G. Carlisle |
| Secretary
of War |
Daniel S. Lamont |
| Attorney
General |
Richard Olney
Judson Harmon (1895) |
| Postmaster
General |
Wilson S. Bissell
William L. Wilson (1895) |
| Secretary
of the Navy |
Hilary A. Herbert |
| Secretary
of the Interior |
Hoke Smith
David R. Francis (1896) |
| Secretary
of Agriculture |
Julius Sterling
Morton |
| |
|
Major
Domestic Events of His Administration
Population in 1897: 72,200,000 |
| 1893 |
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act
was repealed. |
| 1894 |
The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Bill
was passed. |
| 1894 |
Jacob
Coxey led an "army" of about 500
unemployed workers to Washington, D.C. |
| 1894 |
The Pullman
Strike was ended by government troops. |
| 1896 |
Utah
was admitted as the 45th state. |
| |
|
| Major
World Events of His Administration |
| 1895 |
Guglielmo Marconi produced a
practical wireless telegraph system. |
| 1895 |
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered
X-rays. |
| 1896 |
Henry
Ford's first car appeared on the streets of
Detroit, Michigan. |
World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago:World
Book-Childcraft International, Inc., 1979.
Presidents of the United States. Internet Public
Library. www.ipl.org/div/potus/gcleveland.html
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Richard Olney
Jacob
Coxey
Pullman
Strike
Utah
Henry
Ford
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