Ruth Cleveland (October 3, 1891 – January 7, 1904), popularly known as Baby Ruth, was the eldest of five children born to United States President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland.
Her birth between Cleveland's two terms of office caused a national sensation.
Interest in her continued even after her father's second presidential term was over.
A sickly child, Ruth Cleveland contracted diphtheria on January 2, 1904.
Doctors thought her case was mild, but she died five days after her diagnoses.