this ain't no reggie bar (answered)

[Arlo]

Who did the makers of the Baby Ruth candy bar claim the bar was named for?

[goody1313]

I think it was Baby Ruth Harrison a daughter of then President Harrison

[TWINSFAN48]

the Baby Ruth candy bar was named for the daughter of President Grover Cleveland, who was born while he was living in the White House <br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by Arlo on 05 Apr 2003 06:16 EST.</span>

[Arlo]

Baby Ruth Cleveland is correct - nice one! (yeah, I always get those old chief execs mixed up, too, goody.

I still think "claim the bar was named for" is more accurate than "named for"... there are a lot of folks who don't buy that story, and there are some solid arguments refuting it. This might be one where we'll never know for sure...