Theodore Roosevelt originally named Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. after his father

Born: October 27, 1858 (1858-10-27)New York, New York
Died: January 6, 1919 (aged 60) Oyster Bay, New York
Father: Theodore Roosevelt
Mother: Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
Spouse: Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-1884), on October 27, 1880; Edith Kermit Carow (1861-1948), on December 2, 1886
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880)
Occupation: Polymath, author, historian, conservationist, Civil servant
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Took office: September 14, 1901
Left office: March 4, 1909
Party: Republican
Presidential Salary: $50,000/year
Vice President: none (1901–1905); Charles W. Fairbanks (1905–1909)
Preceded by: William McKinley
Succeeded by: William Howard Taft

Other Government Positions

• Member of New York State Assembly, 1882-84
• Member of Civil Service Commission, 1889-95
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1895-97
• Governor of New York, 1898-1900
• Vice President, 1901 (under McKinley)

Presidential Nicknames

• Teddy: He personally disliked this nickname
• T.R.: He liked to sign communications this way. The first president to be known by his initials.
• Terrible Teddy
• Trustbuster Teddy: For his anti-trust legislation. He hated this one because he thought it made him sound too radical
• The Rough Rider: He raised and commanded a cavalry regiment nicknamed "The Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War. He was also known as "The Colonel" due to his rank in that war, and preferred this nickname.
• Roosevelt I: Given retrospectively once F.D.R. had become president
• The Cyclone Assemblyman: Elected to the New York State Assembly at only 23, he campaigned energetically against political corruption and for civil service reform, becoming minority leader within a year
• The Hero of San Juan Hill: He led his Rough Riders up San Juan Hill during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898
• The Lion
• Old Four Eyes: He was so myopic that he could only function wearing glasses
• Theodore the Meddler: He was too active and legislative a president for some people's tastes

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