Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt


by Eric


     Theodore Roosevelt the 26th president of the United States, was born

at 33 East 20th Street in New York on October 27, 1858.His father was a man of

some wealth and importance in civic affairs.  A  prosperous family like the

Roosevelts had a better than most people in that era. At eight years of age he

was sickly and delicate and then his interest in natural-history started at this

early age. Through sports and outdoor living, he became rugged and a love of the

strenuous life that he never lost. T Through private tutoring and travel he

became a very smart boy.

      In 1876 Theodore entered Harvard college. At Harvard every ha to dress,

walk, and have good manners, but Thoedore did do these things.  Most

students thought him odd. Later years at Harvard were better than the

earlier years.  He was a member to: Porcelain Club, Institute of 1770, Hasty

Pudding Club , Alpha Delta Phi , O.K. Club , Natural History Society , The

Harvard Advocate (editor) , Glee Club , and in the Class Committee. After he

graduating from Harvard in 1880 , he married Alice Hathaway Lee of Boston.  In

the same year he entered Columbia University Law School. But historical writing

and politics lured him away from a legal career.

       His yearning for public acknowledge plus the corrupt state of New York

led him to join a local Republican Reform Club.  In 1881 he was elected to

New York assembly where he set out to stop the corruption in both party

machines. In 1884 the death of his wife and a defeat in his political career

made him retreat to the Dakota Territory. In 1886 he came back to New York.

He ran for mayor when he came back.He was third.  For the next three years

he stayed out of public affairs, and attending to his personal affairs .  In

those three years he married Edith Kermit Carow and built a home near Oyster

Bay, Long Island.  He had been appointed to the U.S. Civil Service by

President Harrison .   His  defeats in his political career helped him get

this job. A position he held from 1889 to 1895.In 1895 he accepted the

presidency of the Board of Police Commissioners in New York City.  In this

position he called for war with Spain , and occasionally embarrassed his

superiors.At the start of the Spanish-American war he readily resigned to

join his friend Leonard Wood in organizing the first volunteer Calvary, but

widely know as the"Rough Riders" .  Later he became the leader of the Rough

Riders and led charge up Kettle Hill during the battle of San Juan Hill.

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