Theodore Jr ROOSEVELT, 26TH PRESIDENT OF USA
He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1906. He was the twenty-sixthPresident of the United States of America. He was a Member of the Society of the Cincinnati (1783). Also Member of The Holland Society of New York (1885). Officer andTrustee. Sources include, but are not limited to; The Hereditary Register of the United States (1981). New England Historic Genealogical Society Register, Volume 136 (OCT1982), Pages 327, Paragraphs 179 - 184. Ascended to the presidency through the death of William McKinley. Won the 1904 election over Alton B. Parker by a popular vote of 7,628,461 to 5,084,223 and an electoral vote of 336 to 140. Nickname Teddy; a cartoon of Roosevelt in The Washington Post depicting the tenderhearted President refusing to shoot a bear cub inspiring the teddy bear. Became the first American to receive the Nobel Piece Prize. Made another bid for the high office in 1912, because he was dissatisfied with William Taft's performance.
Edith was Theodore's second wife. Sources include, but are not limited to; New England Historic Genealogical Society Register, Volume 136 (OCT1982), Pages 327, Paragraph 188.
He married Edith Kermit Carow 2 Dec 1886 at London, England . Edith Kermit Carow was born at Norwich, Connecticut 6 Aug 1861 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
born 13 Sep 1887.
Kermit Roosevelt
born 10 Oct 1889.
Ethel Carow Roosevelt
born 13 Aug 1891.
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt
born 9 Apr 1894.
Quentin Roosevelt
born 19 Nov 1897.
Theodore Jr Roosevelt, 26th President of Usa died 6 Jan 1919 at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York .
Edith Kermit Carow died 30 Sep 1948 at Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York .