Second inauguration of Grover Cleveland

The inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 24th president of the United States^[1] took place on Saturday, March 4, 1893,^[2] at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 27th inauguration and marked the commencement of the second and final four-year term of Grover Cleveland as president and the only term of Adlai Stevenson I^[2] as vice president. Cleveland had been inaugurated as the 22nd president exactly eight years earlier, making his second inauguration the first nonconsecutive re-inauguration for a former U.S. president.^[a] Chief Justice Melville Fuller administered the presidential oath of office. It snowed during the inauguration.

Second presidential inauguration of Grover Cleveland

Cleveland delivering his second inaugural address
Date	March 4, 1893; 132 years ago (1893-03-04)
Location	United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Participants	Grover Cleveland 24th president of the United States — Assuming office Melville Fuller Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath Adlai Stevenson I 23rd vice president of the United States — Assuming office Levi P. Morton 22nd vice president of the United States — Administering oath
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See also

• Second presidency of Grover Cleveland
• First inauguration of Grover Cleveland
• 1892 United States presidential election

Notes

1. This did not happen again until the swearing-in of Donald Trump in 2025, following his victory in the 2024 presidential election.