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that when he was 27 years old, Grover Cleveland met Frances Folsom, the infant daughter of his good friend Oscar Folsom. When Oscar died in 1875, Cleveland became Frances s guardian. Ultimately, the two married in 1886; Cleveland was 49 and Folsom was 21.

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Fun Fact: that when he was 27 years old, Grover Cleveland met Frances Folsom, the infant daughter of his good friend Oscar Folsom. When Oscar died in 1875, Cleveland became Frances’s guardian. Ultimately, the two married in 1886; Cleveland was 49 and Folsom was 21.

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