Change ). He continued to support that child until his death. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Drawing by T. de Thulstrup, via Wikimidia Commons, originally appearing in the June 12, 1886 issue of Harper's. A collection of strange, but true, stories…. The American people and the press were obsessed with the First Lady. Grover Cleveland was not most people's idea of a romantic man. The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom in 1886. Visitors can see his cradle, his marriage certificate, and the bed on which he was born (there's a big plaque set into the wall over it). One less popularly discussed but just as intriguing trail of Presidental history. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Wikimedia. The cake chunk, in a presentation box designed by Tiffany, doesn't look anything like a modern fluffy wedding cake topped with a tiny bride and groom. Later, in 1893, during Grover’s 2nd term, Frances gave birth to their 2nd daughter, Esther. Oscar was Grover’s law partner. 2 of 14. Perhaps some future scientist will unlock its DNA or possibly clone it, since, according to Sharon, scholars cannot find the Methuselah cake's original recipe. Inaugurated in 1885, Cleveland married Frances Folsom, the daughter of one of Cleveland's law partners in Buffalo, in the Blue Room of the White House the following year. Click on the image to open a larger version of the cartoon or read the caption and explanation. RoadsideAmerica.comYour Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions. The White House Wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. The president worked a full day before attending his own wedding. Blessed Be the Union. Frances was just 21 years old, making her the youngest First Lady in history. Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/2 in. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. On June 12, 1886, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the wedding of President Grover Cleveland to Frances Folsom. Their romance began when Folsom and her mother visited Cleveland at the White House the spring after his inauguration. Strange and amusing destinations in the US and Canada are our specialty. When the Clevelands vacated the White House at the end of Grover’s first term, Frances told the staff to keep the place up for them because they would be back. He was the only president to be married at the White House. The humble house where future U.S. President Grover Cleveland was born has been preserved pretty much as it was in 1837. It's a fruitcake, whose sugary embalming has preserved it into its third century -- longer than any other cake in America, according to Sharon. TheAtlantic.com Copyright (c) 2020 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. When Oscar died in a carriage accident on July 23, 1875, Grover became the administrator of his large estate. The only presidential White House wedding happened 125 years ago. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Coincidently, I was watching a program the other day regarding rumors of Aretha Franklin’s first child, eerily similar to Frances’. President Grover Cleveland, a notorious bachelor at 49, was to wed 21-year-old Frances Folsom after a yearlong clandestine engagement. The couple changed the words of their vows from the traditional “obey” to “keep.” They gave out pieces of their wedding cake in Tiffany boxes as favors. Caldwell, New Jersey. He married Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886 when he was 49 years old. The public was under the impression that Grover was to be engaged to Emma and were shocked to learn the truth just 5 days before the wedding. … ( Log Out /  © Copyright 1996-2020 Doug Kirby, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins. "We don't do anything special for it," she said. 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