Uncle Jumbo

Many presidents were well-known for their ravenous appetites and enormous girths. Lawyer and politician Stephen Grover Cleveland, born in America on March 18, 1837, and died on June 24, 1908, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, was one of them. He is best known for being the first president in American history to hold office for two terms that were not consecutive. In fact, Cleveland was the second-heaviest US President in history, after William Taft, weighing between 260 and 280 pounds during his political career. (However, more on him later.)

Therefore, it is not surprising that Cleveland was given the nickname "Uncle Jumbo." To his nieces and nephews first, then to his friends and relatives, it appears that the nickname at least originated from a place of love. Cleveland adopted the moniker and utilized it to portray himself as the kind, caring uncle, which connected with the electorate and aided in his election.

• 22nd & 24th President of the United States

In office: March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897

Vice President: Adlai Stevenson
Preceded by: Benjamin Harrison
Succeeded by: William McKinley