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James Roosevelt I (* 16. Juli 1828 in Hyde Park, New York; † 8. Dezember 1900 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer. Er war Vizepräsident der Delaware and Hudson Railway und Präsident der Southern Railway Security Company .
James Roosevelt I (July 16, 1828 – December 8, 1900), known as "Squire James", [1] was an American businessman, politician, horse breeder, and the father of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States.
- Early Life and Career
- Politics and The White House
- Hollywood
- Military Career
- Post-War Career
- Family and Marriages
- Death
- See Also
- References
- External Links
Roosevelt was born at 123 East 36th Street in New York City. He was named after James Roosevelt I, his paternal grandfather. He attended the Potomac School and St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and the Groton School in Massachusetts. At Groton, he rowed, played football, and was a prefect in his senior year. After graduating in 1926, he attend...
Roosevelt attended the 1924 Democratic National Convention where he served, in his words, as his father's "page and prop". In 1928, he and some Harvard classmates campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith. In 1932, he headed his father's Massachusetts campaign and made about two hundred campaign speeches for that year.[citation needed...
After leaving the White House in November 1938, Roosevelt moved to Hollywood, California, where he accepted a job as a $750/week "administrative assistant" (equivalent to an annualized salary of $870,068 in 2024) for motion picture producer Samuel Goldwyn. He was on Goldwyn's payroll until November 1940. In 1939, he set up Globe Productions, a comp...
World War II broke out in Europe in September 1939; the following month Roosevelt resigned the Marine commission as a lieutenant colonel that he had received in 1936 when serving as his father's military aide and accepted a commission as a captain in the Marine Corps Reserveso that he could enter active duty, which he did in November 1940. In April...
After World War II, Roosevelt returned to live in California. He rejoined Roosevelt and Sargent as an executive vice president and established the company's office in Los Angeles. In 1946, he became chairman of the board of Roosevelt and Haines, successor to Roosevelt and Sargent. He later became president of Roosevelt and Company, Inc. On July 21,...
His first marriage was in 1930 to philanthropist Betsey Maria Cushing (1908–1998), the middle daughter of surgeon Harvey Williams Cushing and Katharine Stone Crowell. They had two daughters, Sara (1932–2021) and Kate (b. 1936), before divorcing in 1940. His daughter, Kate Roosevelt, married the Kennedy family aide William Haddad and later CEO of th...
Roosevelt died in Newport Beach, California, in 1991 of complications arising from a stroke and Parkinson's disease. He was 83 and was the last surviving child of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Bibliography
1. Brigadier General James Roosevelt, USMCR, Who's Who in Marine Corps History, History Division, United States Marine Corps 2. New York Times obituary 1. United States Congress. "James Roosevelt (id: R000426)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved on 2008-07-08 2. Brigadier General James Roosevelt, USMCR– Marine Corps Legacy Museum 3. Hansen, Chris. Enfant Terrible: The Times and Schemes of General Elliott Roosevelt. Tucson: Able Baker Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0615-668...
James Roosevelt at IMDbGuide to the James Roosevelt Papers, 1941 MS 412 held by Special Collection & Archives Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Nimitz Library Archived October 18, 2014, at the Wayback Ma...A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with James Roosevelt" is available for viewing at the Internet ArchiveJames John Roosevelt, known as James I. (December 14, 1795 – April 5, 1875) was an American politician, jurist, businessman, and member of the Roosevelt family. [1] From 1841 to 1843, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As a gentleman farmer, James Roosevelt practiced diversified agriculture that provided a range of products for domestic consumption. He maintained dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and horses, and raised fodder crops in the fields. The showpiece of the farm was James’s herd of Alderney (Jersey or Guernsey) cattle, which he had started in 1848 at ...
James Roosevelt war ein Brigadier General des US Marine Corps sowie Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er war der Sohn von US-Präsident Franklin D. Roosevelt und Eleanor Roosevelt.
James John Roosevelt, besser bekannt als James I., (* 14. Dezember 1795 in New York City; † 5. April 1875 in New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. Zwischen 1841 und 1843 saß er für die Demokraten im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
