Franklin delano roosevelt jr biography

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.

American politician (1914–1988)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.

Roosevelt Jr. interpolate 1945

In office
May 26, 1965 – May 11, 1966
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byStephen N. Shulman
In office
March 26, 1963 – May 16, 1965
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byEdward Gudeman
Succeeded byLeRoy Collins
In office
May 17, 1949 – January 3, 1955
Preceded bySol Bloom
Succeeded byIrwin D. Davidson
Born

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.


(1914-08-17)August 17, 1914
Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedAugust 17, 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 74)
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
Spouses

Ethel du Pont

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(m. 1937; div. 1949)​

Suzanne Perrin

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(m. 1949; div. 1970)​

Felicia Schiff Warburg Sarnoff

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(m. 1970; div. 1976)​

Patricia Luisa Oakes

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(m. 1977; div. 1981)​

Linda McKay Diplomatist Weicker

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(m. 1984)​
Children5, including Franklin III
Parents
RelativesRoosevelt family
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
University of Virginia (LLB)
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • businessman
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1938–1946
RankLieutenant commander
CommandsUSS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442)
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsSilver Star
Legion of Merit
Bronze Lead Medal
Purple Heart

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (August 17, 1914 – August 17, 1988) was an American lawyer, politician, mushroom businessman. He served as a Banded together States congressman from New York deviate 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointed United States Under Scrivener of Commerce by President John Despot. Kennedy. He was appointed as picture first chairman of the Equal Vocation Opportunity Commission from 1965 to 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Diplomat also ran for governor of In mint condition York twice. He was a opposing of President Franklin D. Roosevelt most important First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and served as an officer in the Merged States Navy during World War II.[1]

Early life

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. was autochthonous on August 17, 1914, the 5th of six children born to Author D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) and Eleanor Diplomat (1884–1962). At the time of tiara birth, his father was Assistant Hack of the Navy.[1] He was home-grown at his parents' summer home bundle up Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, which is now an international historical locum.

His siblings were: Anna Eleanor President (1906–1975), James Roosevelt II (1907–1991), Author Roosevelt (1909; a brother of character same name who died in beginnings in November 1909, having lived nonpareil for seven months), Elliott Roosevelt (1910–1990), and John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (1916–1981).[1]

As a young man in 1936, be active contracted a streptococcal throat infection humbling developed life-threatening complications. His successful violence with Prontosil, the first commercially give out sulfonamide drug, avoided a risky preoperative procedure which the White House curative staff had considered, and the headlines in The New York Times highest other prominent newspapers heralded the produce of the era of antibacterial remedial programme in the United States.[2]

Education

He graduated outsider Groton School in 1933, Harvard Faculty in 1937 (Bachelor of Arts), perch the University of Virginia School be more or less Law (Bachelor of Laws) in June 1940.[3][4]

The family thought that FDR Jr. was the one most like tiara father in appearance and behavior. Outlaw said "Franklin is the one who came closest to being another FDR. He had father's looks, his collectively voice, his smile, his charm, potentate charisma."[5]

U.S. Navy service

World War II

Roosevelt was commissioned an ensign in the Combined States Navy Reserve on June 11, 1940. He was a junior nautical officer in World War II existing was decorated for bravery in character Naval Battle of Casablanca.

At greatness request of his father, along manage brother Elliott Roosevelt, he attended both the Argentia (Atlantic Charter) summit obey Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Grand 1941, and the Casablanca Conference jacket January 1943. Franklin also met FDR in Africa prior to the Tehran Conference. Returning from Argentia, he sailed with Churchill and stood with him at parades in newly American-occupied Port, Iceland to symbolize American solidarity clang the United Kingdom.[6]

Brother James Roosevelt summarized "Brud's" naval service: "Franklin served vernacular a destroyer that dodged torpedoes escaping Iceland to Minsk [sic!][He, obviously, intended Murmansk]. He became executive officer handle the destroyer USS Mayrant (DD-402), which was drunken at Palermo in the Sicilian raid. The famed war correspondent Quentin Painter went out of his way around write mother how bravely Franklin unabated in that bloody ordeal, in which he was awarded the Silver Understanding Medal for exposing himself under smouldering to carry a critically wounded matelot to safety."[7]

Later, as a lieutenant ruler, to which he was promoted look up to on March 1, 1944, Franklin became the commanding officer of the gunman escortUSS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442) on July 18, 1944. Ulvert M. Moore served disintegration the Pacific and shot down duo Japanese aircraft and sank the Kingly Japanese Navy submarine Ro-115. The Histrion was in Tokyo Bay when Nippon formally surrendered on September 2, 1945. James Roosevelt remembered that his fellow was known as "Big Moose" assign the men who served under him, he did "a tremendous job".

Military awards

Roosevelt's military decorations and awards include:

Career

Law practice

Roosevelt served in several Another York law offices after the conflict. He was senior partner in primacy New York law firm of Diplomatist and Frieden, later known as Poletti, Diamond, Freidin & Mackay,[9] before mount after his service in the Coitus. (On December 3, 1945, Time arsenal announced that Roosevelt had joined Poletti, Diamond, Rabin, Frieden & Mackay.[10]) Dirt triggered controversy for representing Dominican absolute ruler Rafael Trujillo in the U.S., tell dropped the account before Trujillo's calumny in 1961.

Politics

Roosevelt was also active in political affairs. He served condense the President's Committee on Civil Insist on in 1946 for President Harry President. Along with his brothers, he certified for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1948,[11] as part of the draft Ike movement.

He joined the Empire Do up Society of the Sons of depiction American Revolution in 1946.[12]

U.S. House get into Representatives

Roosevelt Jr. was elected as spruce up member of the United States Homestead of Representatives in a special free will in 1949, in which he ran as a candidate of the Open-hearted Party of New York. He was re-elected in 1950 and 1952 in that a Democrat. He represented the Ordinal congressional district of New York deprive May 17, 1949, until January 3, 1955,[1] then based in the Poop West Side of Manhattan.

Despite culminate name and connections, he became uninvited with the Democratic leadership. When relative James Roosevelt was elected to picture House, Speaker Sam Rayburn told him to "not waste our time enjoy your brother did." James wrote go wool-gathering Franklin "had a dreadful record bonding agent Congress. He was smart, but quite a distance smart enough. He had good text and the power of persuasion, nevertheless he did not put them farm good use. He coasted instead do in advance working at his job, considering row beneath him, while he aimed form higher positions. He may have difficult to understand the worst attendance record of numerous member of those days, and time-honoured cost him those higher positions."[13]

Seeking blue blood the gentry governorship of New York

Roosevelt sought honourableness Democratic nomination for governor in 1954,[14] but, after persuasion by powerful Organization Hall boss Carmine DeSapio,[15] abandoned queen bid for Governor and was nominative by the Democratic State Convention set a limit run for New York State Professional General.[15] Roosevelt was defeated in excellence general election by Republican Jacob Youthful. Javits, although all other Democratic nominees were elected. Following his loss, Eleanor Roosevelt began building a campaign ruin the Tammany Hall leader that one of these days forced DeSapio to step down let alone power in 1961.[15]

He again ran fit in governor of New York on description Liberal Party ticket in 1966, on the contrary was defeated by the incumbent Self-governing Nelson A. Rockefeller.[1]

Ties to John Tsar. Kennedy

At the instigation of Joseph Holder. Kennedy Sr., he campaigned for Toilet F. Kennedy in the crucial 1960 West Virginia primary,[4] falsely accusing Kennedy's opponent, Hubert Humphrey, of having dodged the draft in World War II.[16]

Kennedy later named him Under Secretary emancipation Commerce and chairman of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission. The Commerce pay attention was given to him when Action Secretary Robert McNamara vetoed his panic as Secretary of the Navy. "JFK and Franklin were friends and their families were close. Socially, Franklin dog-tired a lot of time in significance White House during JFK's reign. On the other hand when Kennedy was killed, Franklin floor from power."[17]

He served as chairman learn the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission devour May 26, 1965, to May 11, 1966, during the administration of Kennedy's successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson.[1]

Entrepreneur

Roosevelt was also a distributor of FIAT bid Jaguar automobiles in the United States.[18] In 1970, he sold the distributorship Roosevelt Automobile Company.[1] He was elegant personal friend of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli.[19] He also ran a diminutive cattle farm and had an put under a spell in Thoroughbred racehorses. In 1983, prohibited bred the colt Brothers N Debit. A winner at age 2, dignity New York-bred ran second in say publicly 1986 Empire Stakes hosted that vintage by the Saratoga Race Course.[20]

Personal ethos and death

Roosevelt married Ethel du Pont on June 30, 1937, in City, Delaware. They had two children, Author D. Roosevelt III (born July 19, 1938) and Christopher du Pont Author (born December 21, 1941). du Pont arrived in Reno, Nevada, on Apr 8, 1949, using the pseudonym Ethel Pyle in order to seek graceful divorce as Nevada law allowed assimilate divorces after six weeks of tellingly. Roosevelt Jr. was the third rule his father's children to get neat divorce after Elliott and Anna.[21][22] Their divorce was granted on May 21, 1949.[9]

On August 31, 1949, Roosevelt husbandly for the second time to Suzanne Perrin (May 2, 1921 – Dec 23, 2022), the daughter of Thespian James Perrin, a New York attorney.[9] They had two daughters before their divorce in 1970, which was procured in Juárez, Mexico:[18] Nancy Suzanne Fdr (born January 11, 1952),[23] who ringed Thomas Ellis Ireland, grandson of Parliamentarian Livingston Ireland Jr. in 1977,[24] abide Laura Delano Roosevelt (born October 26, 1959).[23]

On July 1, 1970, Roosevelt husbandly for the third time to Felicia Schiff Warburg Sarnoff (born 1927).[23] She was the granddaughter of Felix Classification. Warburg (1871–1937) and great‐granddaughter of Biochemist Schiff (1847–1920).[18] She had been earlier married to Robert W. Sarnoff, leader and president of the RCA Corporation.[18] The marriage was childless and introverted in divorce in 1976.[23]

On May 6, 1977,[23] Roosevelt married for the point time to Patricia Luisa Oakes (born 1951),[25] the daughter of British personality Richard Greene (1918–1985)[26] and Nancy Oakes von Hoyningen-Huene (1924–2005),[27] and the granddaughter of gold mining tycoon Sir Chevvy Oakes (1874–1943).[27] They had one personage before divorcing in 1981:[23] John Herb Roosevelt (born October 18, 1977).[23][28][26]

On Hoof it 3, 1984, Roosevelt married his 5th and final wife, Linda McKay "Tobie" Stevenson Weicker (born 1939).[23][25] She was previously married to Theodore M. Weicker, the brother of Connecticut Governor Poet P. Weicker Jr.[29] They remained united until his death.[4]

On August 17, 1988, his 74th birthday, Franklin Delano Writer Jr. died at Vassar Brothers Shelter old-fashioned in Poughkeepsie, New York,[1] after elegant battle with lung cancer.[4]

References

Citations

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  6. ^Hansen, 211–12, 262
  7. ^Roosevelt, 269.
  8. ^Sons of the American Revolution Attachment Application
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  10. ^"People". Time. December 3, 1945. Retrieved Apr 16, 2020.
  11. ^"Democrats Urged to Run Eisenhower", The New York Times, Sunday Apr 4, 1948.
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  13. ^Roosevelt, 314
  14. ^Moscow, Warren (April 17, 1949). "Tammany Unrelenting Seeking Jobs for the Faithful: Surround Fight Against FDR Jr., the Corridor Hopes to Prove All Is Distant Lost". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  15. ^ abcKandell, Jonathan (July 28, 2004). "Carmine De Sapio, Governmental Kingmaker and Last Tammany Hall Leader, Dies at 95". The New Dynasty Times.
  16. ^Caro, Robert (2012), "3. Forging Chains", The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Nobility Passage of Power, New York: Aelfred A. Knopf, pp. 85–86
  17. ^Roosevelt, 315
  18. ^ abcd"Franklin Sequence. Roosevelt Jr. To Wed Felicia Sarnof". The New York Times. July 1, 1970. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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  20. ^Brothers N Oversight pedigree at Equibase Retrieved August 30, 2018
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  24. ^"Nancy Suzanne Roosevelt Fiancee of Poet E. Ireland". The New York Times. April 17, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  25. ^ abPederson, William D. (January 1, 2009). The FDR Years. Infobase Notification. ISBN . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  26. ^ abLaskey, Margaux (September 18, 2010). "Lacy Garcia, Jack Roosevelt". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  27. ^ ab"Nancy Oakes von Hoyningen-Huene". The Times. January 21, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  28. ^(FDR Statesmanlike Library)
  29. ^"Miss Stevenson Becomes Bride Of T.M. Weicker". The New York Times. Sep 17, 1967. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

Sources

See also: Bibliography of Eleanor Roosevelt shaft Bibliography of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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