Theodore Roosevelt
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth
She was born February 12, 1884 and died at age ninety-six on February 20, 1980. She was the only child born to Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Lee Hathaway. She was 17 when her father became president, the press dubbed her "Princess Alice." In 1906 she married Congressman Nicholas Longworth in a high profile White House wedding. Her husband Nick Longworth went on to become Speaker of the House.
Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt, Jr.
He was born September 13, 1887 and died on July 12, 1944. Ted was a Harvard-educated military hero in both World Wars I and II. He won every award available to ground forces, including the Medal of Honor. He was a governor of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the infamous Teapot Dome scandal. Although innocent of any wrongdoing, it doomed his political career. In later years, Ted returned to military service in World War II serving as a Brigadier General. Ted, Jr. died of a heart attack at age fifty-six.
Kermit Roosevelt
He was born October 10, 1889 and died June 4, 1943. He lived the life of an adventurer, exploring the Amazon with his father, winning the British Military Cross as a soldier of fortune and joining the U. S. Army just in time for World War I. He married Belle Wyatt Willard and had four children. He was back in action during the Second World War, reaching the rank of major. According to official histories, he died in the middle of the war from dysentery contracted in the Middle East. But in 1980 it became public that he suffered from chronic alcoholism and had in fact shot himself.
Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby
She was born August 13, 1891 and died December 10, 1977. Ethel was a favorite of the public. She married Richard Derby, a medical doctor, and had four children. The nation saw her again in 1960 when she made a seconding speech for the nomination of Richard Nixon at the Republican National Convention.
Archibald "Archie" Bulloch Roosevelt
He was born April 9, 1894 and he died of a stroke on July 29, 1981. Businessman and war hero, Archie won the French Croix de Guerre as a Captain in World War I, and the Silver Star and Oak Leaf Cluster as a Lt. Colonel in World War II.
Quentin Roosevelt
He was born November 19, 1897 and died at the age of twenty on July 14, 1918. Quentin was a fighter pilot in the new American Air Corps. In his heroic service he had shot down an enemy plane. Sadly, only days after the good report, came the tragic news that Quentin's own plane had been caught in a dogfight between two German fighters and had crashed.
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