Esther Cleveland
Esther Cleveland | |
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.jpg) Esther Cleveland | |
| Born | September 9, 1893 |
| Died | June 25, 1980 (aged 86) New Hampshire, United States |
| Spouse | Captain William Sidney Bence Bosanquet (1918-1966, his death) |
| Children | Philippa Foot |
| Parent(s) | Grover Cleveland Frances Cleveland |
| Relatives | Ruth Cleveland (sister) Rose Cleveland (auntie) |
Esther Cleveland (September 9, 1893 – June 25, 1980) was the daughter of the President of the United States Grover Cleveland.
Esther Cleveland is the first — and as of 2012 the only — presidential child born in the White House. She contracted measles when it spread through the White House, leading to a quarantine.[1] Five years later, she contracted diphtheria.[2]
She made her debut in 1912[3] and was rumored to be engaged to Randolph D. West shortly after (which was denied by her relatives).[4] In 1918 she married Captain William Sidney Bence Bosanquet of the Coldstream Guards of the British Army.[5] He was the son of Sir Frederick Albert Bosanquet, the Common Serjeant of London. Her husband (born 1893) died on 5 March 1966.[5] Her daughter was the British philosopher Philippa Foot.
Cleveland died in New Hampshire at age 86.
References
- ^ Staff report (April 8, 1896). MEASLES IN THE WHITE HOUSE.; Esther Cleveland, the President's Daughter, Attacked by the Disease. New York Times
- ^ Staff report (May 21, 1901). ESTHER CLEVELAND ILL.; Daughter of ex-President Attacked with Diphtheria -- Three Other Cases at Princeton. New York Times
- ^ Staff report (1912?). MISS CLEVELAND'S DEBUT.; Daughter of Late President, Born in White House, to Enter Society at 19. New York Times
- ^ Staff report (October 27, 1912). ESTHER CLEVELAND ENGAGED; Report That 'White House Baby' Will Marry Randolph D. West. New York Times
- ^ a b Staff report (March 15, 1918). ESTHER CLEVELAND WEDS CAPT. BOSANQUET; Late President's Daughter Marries Coldstream Guards Officer in Westminster Abbey. New York Times Cite error: The named reference "nytwed" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).