Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
Military Person
1887 – 1944
Who was Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.?
Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III, was an American political and business leader, a veteran of both the 20th century's world wars, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was the eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was instrumental in the forming of the American Legion in 1919. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Puerto Rico, Governor-General of the Philippines, Chairman of the Board of American Express Company, and Vice-President at Doubleday Books, and as a Brigadier General in the United States Army.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 13, 1887
Cove Neck - Also known as
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt
(1910/06/29 - )
- Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Dutch-American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Jul 12, 1944
Normandy
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/theodore_roosevelt_jr>.
Discuss this Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In