James Roosevelt I

James Roosevelt I
Painting of James Roosevelt at Springwood Estate in Hyde Park, New York
Born	(1828-07-16)July 16, 1828 Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Died	December 8, 1900(1900-12-08) (aged 72) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Union College
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Brien Howland (m. 1853–1876; her death) Sara Ann Delano (m. 1880–1900; his death)
Children	James Roosevelt Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Parent(s)	Isaac Daniel Roosevelt Mary Rebecca Aspinwall
Relatives	Jacobus Roosevelt III (grandfather) Grace Walton Roosevelt (niece) Ellen Crosby Roosevelt (niece) James Roosevelt Roosevelt, Jr. (grandson) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (granddaughter) James Roosevelt II (grandson) Elliott Roosevelt (grandson) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. John Aspinwall Roosevelt II

James with his son Franklin in 1895

James Roosevelt I (July 16, 1828 – December 8, 1900), known as "Squire James",^[1] was an American businessman. He was the father of James Roosevelt Roosevelt and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was born in Hyde Park, New York to businessman Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (1790–1863) and Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809–1886). Isaac's parents were businessman Jacobus Roosevelt III and Catherine Welles. Mary's parents were John Aspinwall and Susan Howland.

In 1847, James Roosevelt graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York. He was an eligible bachelor: tall, slender, and wealthy, with considerable society connections. In 1853, he married his second cousin Rebecca Brien Howland (January 15, 1831 — August 21, 1876). They had one son, James Roosevelt "Rosey" Roosevelt.

Four years after Rebecca's death, he met a sixth cousin named Sara Ann Delano at a party celebrating graduation of his distant cousin Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1858–1919) from Harvard University. James and Sara were married on October 7, 1880, and became the parents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. James was reportedly a good father to Franklin, however his recurring heart problems eventually made him an invalid. Franklin reacted by becoming fiercely protective of his father.

Roosevelt's business interests were primarily in coal and transportation. He was vice president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway and president of the Southern Railway Security Company.

James died twenty years after he married Sara and left the bulk of his estate to her, with only a modest inheritance for Franklin.^[2]

In popular culture

Roosevelt is voiced by John Lithgow in The Roosevelts, a 2014 documentary series by Ken Burns.

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Notes

↑ Miller, Nathan (1992). Theodore Roosevelt: A Life.
↑ Brands, H.W. (2008). Traitor to his Class. New York, NY: Doubleday. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-385-51958-8.

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Media related to James Roosevelt, Sr. at Wikimedia Commons

Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920) New York State Senator (1911–1913)

Presidency	Inaugurations (1st 2nd 3rd 4th) New Deal overview New Deal coalition First 100 days Second New Deal Federal Emergency Relief Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Administration Emergency Banking Act Tennessee Valley Authority National Labor Relations Act National Industry Recovery Act Public Works Administration National Recovery Administration Works Progress Administration National Youth Administration Social Security Act Aid to Families with Dependent Children Communications Act of 1934 Federal Communications Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Monetary gold ownership Gold Reserve Act Silver seizure Record on civil rights Defense industry non-discrimination Fair Employment Practices Commission Indian Reorganization Act Executive Orders 9066, 9102 War Relocation Authority Japanese American internment German-American internment Italian-American internment Brownlow Committee Executive Office of the President G.I. Bill of Rights Cullen–Harrison Act Roerich Pact Four Freedoms Four Freedoms Monument Federal Council of Negro Affairs Black Cabinet Jefferson's Birthday holiday Judicial Court-Packing Bill Federal Judicial appointments Supreme Court Cabinet "Brain Trust" Modern Oval Office Official car Criticism

Presidential Foreign policy	Banana Wars U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, 1912–1933 U.S. occupation of Haiti, 1915–1934 Good Neighbor Policy (1933–1945) Montevideo Convention (1933) Second London Naval Treaty (1936) ABCD line (1940) Export Control Act Four Policemen Lend-Lease 1940 Selective Service Act Atlantic Charter (1941) Military history of the United States during World War II Home front during World War II Combined Munitions Assignments Board War Production Board Declaration by United Nations (1942) Dumbarton Oaks Conference World War II conferences Quebec Agreement Europe first Morgentau Plan support

Presidential speeches	Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Infamy Speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" Second Bill of Rights State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 1945)

Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Business Plot Assassination attempt

Elections	New York state election, 1928 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 United States presidential election, 1920 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944

Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School "Springwood" birthpace, home, and gravesite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia

Legacy	Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Study Center Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait Postage stamps Roosevelt Dime Books Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary Other namesakes Other works

Roosevelt family Delano family	Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (son) John Roosevelt II (son) Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (granddaughter) Curtis Roosevelt (grandson) Sara Delano Roosevelt (granddaughter) Franklin D. Roosevelt III (grandson) John Roosevelt Boettiger (grandson) James Roosevelt III (grandson) James Roosevelt (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (paternal half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (paternal grandfather) Jacobus Roosevelt (great-grandfather) Fala (family dog)

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James Roosevelt I

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