The Triumphant Life of Theodore Roosevelt edited by J. Martin Miller

BIOGRAPHY OF
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt, Theodore, twenty-sixth President of the United
States, was born in New York City, October 27, 1858; son of
Theodore (1831-78) and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt, grandson
of Cornelius Van Schaack and Margaret (Barnhill) Roosevelt,
great-grandson of James (or Jacobus) John and Mary (Van
Schaack) Roosevelt, and is descended in a direct line from
Claes Martenszoon and Jannetje (Thomas) Van Rosevelt,
who came to New Amsterdam from Holland about 165 1.
He attended for a short time the McMullen School, New
York City, but was so frail in health that he was unable to
continue, and was then placed under private instructors at his
home. He was tutored for college by Mr. Cutler, subsequently
the founder of the Cutler School, and was graduated from
Harvard in 1880.
Was married, September 23, 1880, to Alice, daughter of
George Cabot and Caroline (Haskell) Lee of Boston, Mass.
She died in 1883, leaving one daughter, Alice Lee.
He became a student in the New York law school; was a
Republican member of the New York assembly 1882, 1883 and
1884; was candidate of his party for speaker of the assembly
in 1884; chairman of the committee on cities and of a special
committee known as the Roosevelt Investigating Committee.
As a supporter of the civil service reform, he introduced bills
which became laws affecting the government of New York
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