The Buffalo mayoral election of 1881 saw the election of former
Erie County Sheriff Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...
, who defeated architect and alderman
Milton Beebe by what was considered a broad margin.
Cleveland would not serve out his entire term as mayor, as he would be subsequently elected Governor of New York
the following year.
Results
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Buffalo
1881
Events
January–March
* January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans.
* January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The ...
Buffalo
Grover Cleveland
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