Grover Cleveland Marries in the White House – June 2, 1886
Grover Cleveland’s Bride Frances Folsom is 27 years his junior!!
On June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland became the first US president to be married in the White House and guess what it was kinda’ creepy! At the time of his marriage, Grover Cleveland was a forty-nine year-old bachelor. The woman he married Francs Folsom was 22 year-old. She was the daughter of Cleveland’s late best friend and law partner Oscar Folsom. Frances, at the time of their marriage, had known Cleveland from birth. In fact, she used to climb on his knee and call him “Uncle Cleve”. Frances’ father Oscar Folsom died when she was 11. Upon Oscar’s death, Cleveland became Frances legal guardian Cleveland remained close friends with her mother to the point that many thought Cleveland would marry her, but no! Instead Cleveland wed young Frances or Frank as Cleveland called her!
