U.S President elected as a bachelor

On 9th of September 1893, President Glover Cleveland's wife Frances became the first American president's wife to give birth in the white house when the couple's daughter Esther was born. She remains the only child of a president to be born in the white house.

After spending the first two years of his presidency as a bachelor, Cleveland was also the first president to be married in white house. On June 2, 1887, Cleveland married the beautiful Frances Folsom who at 21 years old, was 27 years his junior.

Frances was the daughter of Cleveland's former law partner. Cleveland knew her from birth. When she was 11, her father died and Cleveland became her legal guardian and stayed close friends with her mother. His pet name for her was frank. Observers thought Cleveland would end up marrying his friend’s widow and were completely surprised when instead he married Frances as soon as she graduated from college.

Frances became an instant celebrity. She received fan letters and every detail of her life became a matter of public discussion in America's newspapers and parlors. Cleveland was irked by his wife's fame and preferred that she keep a low profile. He did not want her called "first la[color=#006600][/color]dy".