PRESIDENTIAL CHILDREN: THE CLEVELAND KIDS: Re: Oscar Folsom Cleveland

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In response to message posted by labruja25:


Hi, Labruja. I must correct your post in which you refer to President Wilson's illegitimate son. It was President Cleveland's son.

Cleveland accepted responsibility, even though he was not sure he was the boy's father, because the other men involved were married and he, Cleveland, had the least to lose as he was not married.

Cleveland supported Maria Halpin (the boy's mother) and Oscar. when Maria began drinking, the boy was placed in an orphanage, and was indeed adopted. He later became a doctor.

He is not the only child to be excluded from the Presidential life of the father. Warren Harding had a girl who also was supported but never allowed into his life. There may well be others we do not know about.

Thanks for posting here. I hope you drop by often.

-- posted by Mugwump53