Corinne Alsop Cole

Who was Corinne Alsop Cole?

Corinne Douglas Robinson was an American politician. She was also the maternal niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Corinne was the second of four children and the only daughter of Douglas Robinson, Jr. and Corinne Roosevelt. She enjoyed a childhood of privilege and grew up on her parents' New Jersey estate. Travel and horseback rides were part of Corinne's childhood. Her father was a great-grandnephew of President James Monroe.

Like her cousin Eleanor, she attended Allenswood Academy in England under the tutelage of Mlle. Marie Souvestre and though she enjoyed Souvestre and the school itself, she found Souvestre abrasive and threatening. Upon her return to the states, she participated in the wedding of Franklin and Eleanor, being a bridesmaid to Eleanor. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson gave a debut party for their only daughter in 1904, which according to The New York Times, "was not a large affair."

In 1909, Corinne Douglas Robinson was married to Joseph Wright Alsop IV and they had four children:

Joseph Wright Alsop V

Corinne Roosevelt Alsop

Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop