Theodore Roosevelt

  • Birth/Early Life

    Birth/Early Life
    Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 17, 1858 and grew up in New York. He was the second of four children.His father, named Theodore, Sr., was a businessman and Philanthropist. His mother, Martha Roosevelt, she was a southerner. Theodore grew up surrounded by the love of his parents and sibling. He was always a sickly child afflicted with asthma. He was tutored at home by his private teachers. As a teenager he decided to join a program of gymnastics and weight-lifting.
  • Birth/Early

    Birth/Early
    As a teenager, he decided that he would "Make his body" and he undertook a program of gymnastics and weight-lifting
  • Education

    Education
    He was home-schooled as a young child, but in 1876 he entered Harvard College. He was always really interested in science, and he pursued this field in Harvard. He excelled in academics and athletics, and he did rowing, boxing, clubs. After graduating from Harvard in 1880, He enrolled in Columbia Law School.
  • Family

    Family
    Theodore Roosevelt was married to a women named Edith Roosevelt in 1886-1919 but then sadly divorced and then he married another women named Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. His Father's name is Theodore Roosevelt Sr and his mothers name is Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. He had 2 sisters named Bamie Roosevelt and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and a brother named Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt
  • Employment

    Employment
    After returning from New York, Roosevelt continued his writing career with a publication of his book. He wrote lots of books including The Life Of Thomas Hart Benton
  • Presidency

    Presidency
    Presidential term was from September 14, 1901 - March 4, 1909 and was the 26th president
  • Presidency

    Presidency
    The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt began on September 14, 1901 and ended on March 4th, 1909
  • Legacy

    Legacy
    He still remains the youngest person to become president in the United States. He was a leader of the Progressive movement, and he championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies.
  • Death

    Death
    Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6th, 1919. His cause of death was because of Pulmonary Embolism.
  • Death

    Death
    His place of death was Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, ove Neck, NY