Now this is a unique post for you. We came across a fascinating directory from the 53rd Congress (i.e., from 1893 to 1895 during Grover Cleveland’s second term in the White House). We wanted to do a little digging to see where the members of his cabinet lived and then map that on a Google Map. Check out what we came up with.
For those of you who haven’t memorized the names of President Cleveland’s second cabinet, they are listed below.
Secretary of State: Walter Q. Gresham
Secretary of the Treasury: John G. Carlisle
Secretary of War: Daniel S. Lamont
Attorney General: Richard Olney
Postmaster General: Wilson S. Bissell
Secretary of the Navy: Hilary A. Herbert
Secretary of the Interior: M. Hoke Smith
Secretary of Agriculture: J. Sterling Morton
Click on this interesting map to see who lived where. It’s interesting to see how close everyone lived to each other. Washington was a really different time back then, when leaders in all branches of government lived close to each other in D.C. and socialized outside of work.
Below is a photo of Cleveland’s last cabinet, which includes some of the members above. This was his cabinet his last year in office.
![Grover Cleveland's last cabinet - Front row, left to right: Daniel S. Lamont, Richard Olney, Cleveland,John G. Carlisle, Judson Harmon Back row, left to right: David R. Francis, William L. Wilson, Hilary A. Herbert, Julius S. Morton](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/07/800px-Cleveland_Second_Cabinet.jpg)
Oh, by the way, if you haven’t read this piece on why it’s named Cleveland Park, you should check that out.