Biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt, popularly known as FDR, was born on January 30, 1882 at the family estate in Hyde Park, New York. His father, James, graduated from Harvard Law School, married, had a son, and took over his family?s rights in coal and transportation. Despite the fact that he lost a good deal of money in financial gambles, he remained wealthy enough to travel by private railroad car, to live comfortably on his Hudson River estate at Hyde Park, and to travel at length. After his first wife died, James waited four years to remarry to Sara Delano, a sixth cousin. She was also a member of the Hudson River aristocracy, and although she was only half of James? 52 years, she settled into their Hyde Park estate quite comfortably. The marriage worked well until it was broken by James? death in 1900. Young Franklin Roosevelt had a secure and pleasant childhood. His half-brother was already an adult when Franklin was born, and so he had no rival for the attention of his parents. During the summer months he would travel with his parents to Europe, to the seaside in New England, or to Campobello Island off the coast of New Brunswick, where he developed a love for the ocean and sailing. Until the age of 14 FDR received his education from private tutors. FDR?s most lasting educational experience was at Groton School in Massachusetts, which he attended from 1896 to 1900. Groton?s headmaster, Reverend Endicott Peabody, instilled the virtue of public service in Franklin, and this would be something that he would carry with him throughout his life. At Groton FDR was not academically outstanding, nor did he gain vast popularity,? Franklin struggled to fit in?but he was only a spindly five f... ... middle of paper ... ...peril. But both did so while at the same time holding free elections in which their opponents might have won the office. Through vast national support, Roosevelt was able to rekindle America?s spirit in itself, ?A man who could not walk became president of a country that had lost hope. With a simple set of beliefs- a belief that things could be improved, a belief in the Democratic process- he transmitted his own confidence to the nation? (Morgan 772). And the nation followed his lead. Bibliography: Works Cited Davis, Kenneth S. FDR: The War President 1940-1943. New York: Random House, 2000. Miller, Nathan. FDR: An Intimate History. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. Morgan, Ted. FDR: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. Robinson, Edgar Eugene. The Roosevelt Leadership 1933-1945. New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955.
Born in New York City on October 27 1858, Theodore Roosevelt was a very bright person. In his early life, Roosevelt was businessman that had many goals. Theodore,
Theodore Roosevelt, the second of four children, was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City. As a child, Roosevelt struggled against frailty, nearsightedness, and asthma. He had a love for books which helped foster a love for nature and the outdoors. He also exercised vigorously and developed a lifelong interest in what he called “the strenuous life.”
Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Despite an attack of poliomyelitis, which paralyzed his legs in 1921, he was a charismatic optimist whose confidence helped sustain the American people during the strains of economic crisis and world war.
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president, born on October 27, 1853 into a wealthy family, sickly as a child, and a very nature-loving person. That is just the beginning of this amazing person. Theodore Roosevelt as a child was homeschooled by tutors, private teachers, and was interested in zoology and biology. His family had been in America since the 1600’s, and he was the seventh generation of his family in America. Their last name was originally Rosenvelt after the town in the Netherlands where their family came from. In Dutch, the name Rosenvelt means field of roses.
Theodore Roosevelt JR. was born on October 27, 1858, in New York to Theodore Roosevelt SR. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt JR. was a very sick boy, he suffered from asthmatic attacks which caused the frightening sensation of drowning (Grondahl 2015 7-8). These sensations and attacks caused Theodore a lot of obstacles in his childhood. By attending Harvard College in 1875 when he was just seventeen years old, Theodore was able to push past all his setbacks from his childhood (Grondahl 2015 37). After attending Harvard and graduating in 1880
Theodore Roosevelt, Junior was born on October 27, 1858. His father was Theodore, Roosevelt, Senior and his mother was Martha Stewart Bulloch. He lived in New York City in a section that is called today, Gramercy. Theodore had an older sister, a younger brother, and a younger sister. When young Roosevelt was often sick, he had to sleep propped up in a or slouching in a chair. Theodore boxed and exercised to fight his condition, his father encouraged and helped him along the way.
On October 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born. He lived in Manhattan, New York City. What made him become president of the United States is America was when his father died when he was 20 years old and he was so upset that he wanted to try harder and get good grades at school, and get into a really good college and get a good job. His life was really great because his family was rich ,and they gave to the poor and gave money to help orphans find really good homes. He was
Theodore Roosevelt, also commonly known as Teddy Roosevelt, was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City. Theodore grew up as a very sickly child and suffered from poor eyesight and asthma. He described himself as “a sickly boy afflicted by asthma as well as poor eyesight” in his autobiography. Despite his health issues, Roosevelt devotedly participated in sports such as football and boxing. Growing up, Roosevelt's father played a major asset in his life. His successful father had very high expectations of him. When he was eighteen he decided to attend Harvard College, where he developed a passion for politics and decided to pursue it. However, after college Roosevelt decided to take a break from politics, and then got married to his wife
Theodore Roosevelt childhood, Theodore Roosevelt childhood was really good but his health was not at all the best. Theodore Roosevelt was home schooled he has a private teacher because he did not have the energy to attend school. The reason he didn't have the energy to attend school was that he had really bad asthma. Some nights his dad would stay up at night making sure he was still breathing at night while he was asleep.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt also informs the reader on FDR’s marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin. At first Franklin and Eleanor had a strong friendship before Franklin showed a romantic interest in her. They kept their engagement a secret for a year because they did not want his mother, Sara Roosevelt, to find out. Sara was jealous of having to share Franklin and when her husband died, she became an obsessive mother. Despite their differences, FDR was determinedly taken with Eleanor. Eleanor would go away for long summers to Campobello or Hyde Park. She was there when the first polio epidemic and FDR dissuaded her from bringing any likely infection. It is assumed that this is probably the summer than Franklin began his infatuation with Lucy Mercer, his wife’s part-time social secretary. Even though FDR was young, his health was not very good. During multiple illnesses, such as typhoid fever, sinus trouble, and influenza, Eleanor would come back from Campobe...
To begin, Roosevelt’s background shaped him into the man he would soon become, above all, the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. Coming from a Dutch heritage, his ancestors migrated to Manhattan in
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858 in the great state of New York. The Roosevelt’s had already a baby girl so Theodore was the couple’s second baby. As Theodore and his older sister Anna grew a bit older two more siblings were added to the Roosevelt family. First it was a boy named Elliott and then the youngest of the clan came along her name was Corinne. Theodore whose childhood nickname was “Teedie” was born into a fairly affluent family. Theodore Sr. was a hard working father who imported glass and was also noted as one of New York City’s most successful philanthropists. Roosevelt seemed to look up his father and all that he has accomplished .Theodore Roosevelt’s chi...
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27 1858 in Manhattan, New York. His parents were Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Growing up Teddy learned to love the outdoors and exercise. He part took in many activities like history, reading, and hunting in his early childhood. Teddy didn’t come from a poor family at all, Teddy was tutored at home by private teachers and took many trips to Europe and the Middle East. Teddy later went to further his education at Harvard University in 1876, where he would study many subjects like, German, history, zoology, forensics, and writing. Since he had some many interest it helped him become a well rounded individual and not just a one minded man. During his time at Harvard Teddy met his future wife Alice Hathaway Lee and were married in1880. After his marriage with Alice he decided to go to school at Columbia to study law. However, he decided to drop out after a year there to study political science. Teddy was then elected to the New York Assembly and served from 1882 to 1884. After he served in the assembly a tragedy occurred. Both his wife and mother died just within a couple hours of each other. After his tragic losses he moved out west to become a rancher to try to recover from both of the losses. Two years later in 1886 he came back to New York and found his next wife, Edith Kermit Carow, whom he raised six kids with including the one from his previous...
On January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York a boy named Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born. He was son of James and Sara Roosevelt. From a young age his family had given him the education he needed to make for the next step in entering a private school called Groton, which was located in Massachusetts. It was then at Groton where he had listened to a speech by one of his distant cousins Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin had looked up to him and was very influential in his political career. At Groton Franklin was not a standout student nor was he an athlete. Although that did not stop him from attending Harvard University in 1900.
The Great Depression in the United States was the worst and longest economic collapse in the history of the modern industrial world. It lasted from the end of 1929 until the early 1940’s. Beginning in the United States, the depression spread to most of the world’s industrial countries, which in the 20th century had become economically dependent on one another. The Great Depression had quick declines in the production and sale of goods and a sudden and severe rise in unemployment. In 1933, at the worst point in the depression, more than 15 million Americans were unemployed. Starting the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."