James Roosevelt Roosevelt

James Roosevelt Roosevelt

Born	April 27, 1854
Died	May 7, 1927 (1927-05-08) (aged 73)
Occupation	Diplomat
Spouse(s)	Helen Schermerhorn Astor Elizabeth Riley
Children	Tadd Roosevelt Helen Rebecca Roosevelt
Parent(s)	James Roosevelt I Rebecca Brien Howland
Relatives	William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (father-in-law) Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (mother-in-law)

James Roosevelt "Rosy" Roosevelt (April 27, 1854 – May 7, 1927) was an American heir, diplomat and the older half-brother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).

Early life

James Roosevelt Roosevelt was born on April 27, 1854.^[1] He was the son of James Roosevelt I (1828–1900) and his first wife, Rebecca Brien Howland (1831–1876), who were second cousins. He was described as "an aimless if charming member of New York society's sporting set."^[2] When his father died in 1900, the estate was split between Rosy and FDR.

Career

Roosevelt served as Secretary of the United States Legation in Vienna and as Secretary of the Embassy in London.

Personal life

On November 18, 1878, Rosy married Helen Schermerhorn Astor (1855–1893), the second daughter of businessman William Astor, Jr. (1829–1892) and socialite Caroline Schermerhorn (1830–1908). Roosevelt and Helen had two children:

James Roosevelt "Tadd" Roosevelt, Jr. (1879–1958), who married Sadie Messinger (c. 1880–1940)
Helen Rebecca Roosevelt (1881–1962), who in 1904 married Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883–1934), the eldest nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)^[3]

After his first wife's death in 1893, Roosevelt married Elizabeth Riley in 1914.

Death

Roosevelt died on May 7, 1927. His second wife outlived him, and died in 1948.

References

Notes

^ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=roosevelt&id=I123
^ Ware, Susan. "Hyde Park Bucolic" The New York Times (July 14, 1985). Review of Ward, Geoffrey C. Feore the Trumpet Young Franklin Roosevelt: 1882-1905 (New York: Harper & Row, 1985)
^ "Mrs. Theodore Robinson Dies | Navy Official's Widow Was 80". The New York Times. July 10, 1962. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

Further reading

Black, Conrad Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom (2005)
Miller, Nathan Theodore Roosevelt: A Life (1992)
Moffat, R. Burnham The Barclays of New york: who they are and who they are not,-and some other Barclays (1904)

External links

"Roosevelt family papers" on the FDR Library website
"FDR Genealogy" on the FDR Library website
"Tadd Roosevelt" at Find-A-Grave
"Helen Rebecca Roosevelt" on Ancestry.com

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Presidential speeches	1932 Acceptance speech Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Day of Infamy speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 (Four Freedoms) 1944 (Second Bill of Rights) 1945)
Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Business Plot Assassination attempt
Elections	1928 New York state election 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 1920 United States presidential election 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944
Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School Springwood birthplace, home, and gravesite Adams House FDR Suite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
Legacy	Bibliography Statues Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Institute for American Studies USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait U.S. Postage stamps Roosevelt dime I'd Rather Be Right 1937 musical Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Backstairs at the White House 1979 miniseries World War II: When Lions Roared 1997 miniseries Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary The First Lady 2022 miniseries FDR 2023 miniseries Other namesakes
Family (Roosevelt • Delano)	Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Roosevelt Halsted (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (son) James Roosevelt I (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (grandfather) Warren Delano Jr. (grandfather) Fala (family dog) Major (family dog)
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