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Roosevelt, Theodore

Born
Oct 27, 1858
Birthplace
New York City
Titles and Honors
-Elected to New York state assembly, 1882
-New York Police Commssioner, 1895-97
-Elected Governor of New York, 1898
-Elected Vice-President with McKinley; became President when McKinley was assassinated, 1900
-Won Nobel Peace Prize for arbitrating peace treaty between Russia and Japan
-Won election by greatest popular vote up to that time, 1904
Education
Harvard, 1880
Notes
31.123.1- Disposed of March 1955
40.59.6 - Card missing
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Occupation
-26th U.S. President, September 14, 1901-March 3, 1909
-Joined Republican Club of New York and made reputation for fighting for Civil Service Commissioned by Harrison and then by Cleveland
-Appointed to Civil Service Commission by Harrison and then by Cleveland
-Appointed assistant Secretary of the Navy; resigned to command Rough Riders cavalry regiment when war broke out, and colonel, led them to victory up San Jaun Hill, 1897
-Won public approval with his "Square Deal" program; had many dealings with foreign countries
-Passed Food and Drug Act, 1906
-Ran for president as candidate of Progressive Party; defeated.
Father
Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
Mother
Mittie Bulloch
Spouse
(1) Alice Hathaway Lee (d. 1884), in 1880, (2) Edith Kermit Carow in 1886 in Lon
Children
Alice, Ted, Kermit, Ethel, Archie, Quentin
Nationality
American