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He was born Janurary 30, 1882. His mother is Sara Roosevelt and hid father is James Roosevelt. He had one brother.
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He met President Grover Cleveland when he was only 5.
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He attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School.
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In 1905 he fell in love with his distant cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Theodore's niece) and married her. Together they had 5 sons (but one died as an infant) and 1 daughter (who is the eldest), 6 all together.
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In 1810, he entered politics, winning a state senate seat as a Democrat in the heavily Republican Dutchess County.
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He was in office from 1929 to 1933 and served as a reform Governor, promoting programs to combat the economic crisis besetting the United States at the time.
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He was the only president to be elected 4 times.
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He led America through the great depression.
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He led America through the great depression.
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He died of a Hemorrhagic stroke after being shot twice.
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Because he served four terms, he is the reason why presidents can only serve two terms.
